Tottenham Hotspur's aims for the 2026-27 Premier League campaign discussed ahead of Brentford opener

By Ben Knapton | 20 Aug 2026 18:49, Last updated: 20 Aug 2026 18:51

Ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League opener against Brentford, Sports Mole's Site Coordinator discusses Roberto De Zerbi's team.

Ben Knapton, Site Coordinator: "Pre-season has been precise positive"

It is truthful hard to pinpoint what Tottenham should beryllium aiming for this season. If they decorativeness 17th again, that would beryllium extraordinary. That is not going to happen. 

Top half, arsenic a minimum, indispensable beryllium assumed. Top 4 and Champions League mightiness beryllium excessively large a jump, but apical 7 and a instrumentality to European shot has to beryllium the minimum goal. 

Especially fixed their unprecedented summertime spending. They person breached their transportation grounds doubly successful the abstraction of a fewer days with Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali. 

More could inactive arrive; determination are reports they are pushing for Savinho and Omar Marmoush. Gakpo, who they were pursuing, looks apt to enactment astatine Liverpool. 

With the caller defence, the caller midfield, and the apt caller attacking additions, it volition instrumentality clip to gel. Pre-season has been precise positive, though, and they went done it unbeaten. 

There was a standout triumph against Chelsea successful the Sydney Super Cup. The attacking wounded concerns volition linger, adjacent if they motion Savinho and Marmoush. 

Maddison is backmost but inactive has a somewhat uncertain fittingness record. Kulusevski has been retired for an full season. Kudus, Odobert, and Xavi Simons are besides among those who person been retired for the agelong term. 

If they bash not propulsion for astatine slightest apical 7 this season, that has to beryllium considered a mediocre return. They person nary European distractions this season, dissimilar past play erstwhile they reached the Champions League knockout rounds. 

De Zerbi has present had an full summertime to instrumentality his methods and his unsocial playing style. If they cannot get backmost into Europe with the outlay and the De Zerbi effect, that would beryllium a mediocre play for Spurs.