Spurs boss Jose Mourinho will be forced to shop in the bargain basement as Covid-19 continues to wreck havoc at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Loan signings are now high on the agenda – and that has been communicated to the club’s external recruitment teams – as last year’s Champions League finalists look to cut costs.
Spurs have already made a U-turn over furloughing their playing staff – and that decision, while welcomed by fans’ groups, will have an effect on their financial situation.
That has led to budgets being hastily revised as cancellations of non-football activities at their £1billion stadium are starting to hit Daniel Levy’s bottom line.