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Hmm. So many others would say "sell your asset if he wants to move on and then invest in the team" so if that's what Spurs are doing - what's the problem?

And Spurs fans will take no guff from Chelsea, Liverpool or West Ham fans over financial strategies due to, Roman, Hicks/Gillette/FSG and Buscuit/Bongo Mag barons respectively.

Very much this - although I have no major issues with the "Bongo Mag Barons" financial management at West Ham at the moment.

However, Spurs are investing to the extent that they are seriously expecting to compete at the sharp end of the league and should they fall short (and god forbid, finish behind Arsenal again) then it will be really quite amusing.

On a more serious note, should they fail to make the Champions League spots will the burgeoning wage bill become an issue for them?