No expense has been spared on Tottenham Hotspur’s still unnamed new stadium. There’s a giant glass tunnel, a microbrewery, an in-house bakery, a retractable pitch, USB charging ports in the heated seats, the longest bar in the country and even a cheese room. All this extravagance is in stark contrast to the way Spurs have approached the transfer market this summer. With just days left of the summer window, Spurs are the only club in the Premier League yet to make a single addition. Rivals around them have strengthened, splurging big money on big names, while the north London side have stood still. What’s worse is that they are expected to lose at least one key player in the coming days, with Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose and Mousa Dembele believed to be on their way out. This comes just weeks after Mauricio Pochettino sat slumped in his chair, arms crossed, and made thinly veiled comments directed at Daniel Levy and Spurs owner Joe Lewis, demanding that signings - big ones - be made this summer. “We cannot think we are the cleverest people in the world winning trophies spending small money,” he said. “You need to be brave. In this situation, you need to be brave and take risks. It is the moment the club need to take risks.”

Where's the War Chest?

There was talk of a promised £100 million or £150 million war chest, depending on who you believed, as a condition of Pochettino’s new five-year contract signed in May. Gareth Bale was reportedly a target, as was Anthony Martial. Real Madrid made Pochettino their first choice to succeed Zinedine Zidane, but Levy supposedly convinced the Argentinean to stay, dangling the golden carrot of big-money investment, big signings, in front of his nose. And yet none of it has materialised. Spurs may well make an addition to their squad before Thursday’s Premier League transfer deadline, but the signing of Jack Grealish or Wilfried Zaha won’t see them make up ground on those around them who have already strengthened. The club faces another season or treading water, or worse regression. This summer might have proved that Spurs have hit their ceiling.