Tottenham sold statistically the ‘best player’ in La Liga for just £8m this summer

Ange Postecoglou finally managed to overhaul his squad en masse this summer, and cleared out pretty much every fringe player and outcast he could have hoped for. But, one player he let go has been on fire since leaving Spurs.

Mass exodus was important for Spurs

After years of Tottenham trudging on with the same spine of players in the first-team squad, the time came this summer for the club to carry out something of an exodus and clear the decks.