Boss Jose Mourinho is confident that he can win trophies at Tottenham and doesn’t think the club will have to make a “big investment” this summer.
Mourinho, who was appointed in November, has a three-year contract and believes that during this time he will be able to supply Spurs’ first cutlery since the 2008 League Cup.
Spurs host Arsenal in the North London derby on Sunday. Both teams are fighting for a place in the Europa League.
“How long did Jürgen take? [Klopp] and Liverpool? “said Mourinho.
“Four years, four seasons. Buy one of the best goalkeepers in the world, buy one of the best central defenders in the world and so on and so on.
“I focus on my three-year contract. I think we can win trophies in my three-year contract. If we don’t, but the club will do it in the new era if I only stay here for three years.” I will be happy with it. “
Tottenham spent over £ 100m last summer, including the record purchase of Tanguy Ndombele, who has only played two replacement games since the restart, but also suffered a number of injuries to key players earlier this season.
“I work for the club. I don’t think about myself,” added Mourinho. “I keep saying that my ambition is the same, my DNA the same, but I’m probably in the phase where I look less at myself and my documents and more at the club.
“I am optimistic because I start working from day one. Because I think we will make some changes in our squad and we don’t need a big investment like the club we did last summer.”
“I can’t believe the season will be as full of negative episodes as we have had since day one. There are many reasons to believe that it will be different.”
Spurs reached the Champions League final last June under former boss Mauricio Pochettino, but is expected to have the lowest points in the league since 2008/09 when they finished eighth.
It has led some fans to criticize Chairman Daniel Levy, which Mourinho says unfairly.
“The only thing I think is fairly unjust is to forget that the best stadium in the world is there, the best training ground in the world is here, and around £ 100 million will be invested in the summer,” he said.
“That was probably one of the biggest investments of a Premier League club [that] is considered not to be tied to evolution or not tied to an investment – £ 100m.
“Then you can discuss good, bad, successful, not successful. You can discuss all of these things.
“But no one can argue that around £ 100m was on the table last summer, which I think is proof that the club wanted to invest.”
Mourinho, whose side scored a goal in a 0-0 draw in Bournemouth on Thursday, has also defended his record since taking office.
Only Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Southampton and Wolves have scored more points than Spurs since his appointment.
“There is a past before my arrival that was very difficult to deal with,” he said. “Everything was so strange during the season that it is difficult to talk about developments. It is difficult to talk about goals.”
“It’s really, really strange. But four games to fight, 12 points to fight, the best possible position to fight and a derby that means a lot to the fans.”
