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Dan Kilpatrick joins to discuss the changes at Tottenham Hotspur and the club's new ambitions in the transfer market.

Dan Kilpatrick of The Athletic joins us to discuss why Tottenham suddenly feels like a very different football club. We look at the structural changes behind the scenes since Daniel Levy stepped away, Roberto De Zerbi's growing influence on recruitment, and whether Spurs are finally operating like one of Europe's biggest clubs. We also dive into the club's ambitious pursuit of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, the arrivals of Jan Paul van Hecke and Marcos Senesi, concerns over the futures of Luka Vuskovic and Lucas Bergvall, and what Tottenham's spending says about the club's new ambitions. We also explore how transfer reporting really works at The Athletic, the standards required before publishing a story, and why separating genuine information from online rumours has become harder than ever. A fascinating conversation about Tottenham's fu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Guest: Dan Kilpatrick

Topics covered

• Tottenham Hotspur
• football club changes
• transfer market
• recruitment
• club ambitions
• journalism in sports

Keywords

• Tottenham Hotspur
• Daniel Levy
• Roberto De Zerbi
• transfer market
• Sandro Tonali
• Mateus Fernandes
• football club changes

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Organizations: The Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur

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• S3E56 | The Spurs Finance Q&A - Why Cash Is King · June 26, 2026 · 1h 6m
• S3E55 | Why Spurs Can Finally Spend Like a Top Club...Potentially · June 16, 2026 · 1h 7m

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