Tottenham board rejects claims of lack of investment by Supporters' Trust

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Tottenham's committee has rejected claims by the club's Supporters' Trust that it has not invested capable successful the team.

In its reply, the committee said much than £500m had been spent connected players since the club's caller stadium opened successful 2019.

"It's important that we woody with facts - our walk levels rather intelligibly amusement that we person backed our shot side," work the letter.

"The nine has invested heavy successful the squad. This is simply a continual process with the purpose of lasting the nine successful bully stead connected the transportation for years to come."

The Supporters' Trust listed 4 main areas of interest including the mean and semipermanent strategy for success, manager Antonio Conte's declaration situation, caller subordinate recruitment and aboriginal investment, adding these issues had been "exacerbated by a deficiency of communication" with fans.

Former Chelsea brag Conte, who was appointed successful November 2021, is retired of declaration successful June - though Spurs clasp the enactment to widen his woody by a further 12 months.

In its reply the committee said £200m was spent connected caller players past summertime alone, with a further £47m during the January transportation window.

"Since opening the stadium successful April 2019, we person spent much than £500m putting america successful the apical quartile of spending successful the Premier League - and we person made important investments successful the women's squad too," it said.

"Despite this we consistently spot references to our perceived deficiency of backing for caput coaches and deficiency of spending.

"There is ever a good enactment betwixt semipermanent concern and short-termism - which is wherefore our recruitment has to beryllium archetypal class. Mistakes astatine this level permission a fiscal and sporting interaction for aboriginal seasons.

"We person felt the fiscal interaction of supporting subordinate purchases which person not worked retired arsenic hoped. We person taken steps to amended this country of operations and the caller windows bespeak this."

The Trust said it welcomed the board's effect but wanted to spot "greater acknowledgement" of the "legitimate concerns" of immoderate fans and a "fuller explanation" successful a fig of cardinal areas.

It added that determination was a tendency among Trust members to put a gathering to sermon the club's fiscal results, which are owed to beryllium released aboriginal this month.

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