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Ricky Villa
The issue with the Scum (and trying to temper the hatred) is anyone can see their board isn't really ambitious, there isn't even a stated desire to win PL/CL/anything. The ugly truth is they are very happy to stay top 4, get out of group stage in CL and charge the highest prices in the country for it. I still think the Ozil buy was a pacify move, not a true statement of intent.
Any top tier manager coming to the Scum is going to want 100M+ (Keeper, DM, Striker, CB cover) and want the support to actually try and win something, I think the Scum's board is not interested in paying/risking funds for that, if they give enough to get top 4 and circumstances allow them to be in a position to challenge, great, but actually risking/driving for that, no ...
Yep you are right will all that. There is a board room struggle that is behind their reluctance to spend I believe and long may it continue. They have massive cash reserves and if the right coach got his hands on it he could truly turn them into a force.
Of the coaches around I think Klop and Guardiola would be perfect for them and for that reason I hope their ambition remains at CL qualification level. A new top calibre coach will come with a list of conditions, like those you describe, and whether it is made public or not you could guess that appointing someone like Guardiola would signal a shift in ambition behind the scenes too. This would be heap bad ju ju for Spurs.