Tottenham suffered a 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Monday night.
Andy Gray has delivered a worrying warning to Tottenham Hotspur on BeIN Sports over their new stadium, questioning whether the north London club will be able to reach its capacity.
The new Spurs stadium, which is now reportedly set to be ready in February after a number of setbacks, will boast a capacity of more than 62,000 seats – much bigger than White Hart Lane’s 36,000.
The Independent reported this week that the new Stadium will cost a huge £637million, £237million more than the original fee. Those eye-watering fees have seen Spurs fail to mirror their rivals in the transfer market.
Outspoken pundit Gray has urged Tottenham to make a decision – fork out more on players if they are to reach the levels of Manchester City and Liverpool, or indeed fail to fill their new stadium.
“I think between now and the end of the season, Tottenham have got to make a decision,” Gray said. “A – do they want to be with Man City, United, Chelsea and Liverpool? Or do they want to be in that bracket below.
“They will have a wonderful stadium, but just enough players to keep them in the top six, maybe the top four. Although they’ve invested hugely in the stadium, the only way they’re going to fill that stadium, is if you give the fans the team to fill it.
“If you have a wonderful, beautiful stadium, state of the art, but your team aren’t competitive, you aren’t filling it.”
Spurs enjoyed their best start to a Premier League campaign before suffering a 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Monday night, leaving them in fifth place in England’s top tier and five points behind Pep Guardiola’s leaders.
However, they have struggled in Europe, with their chances of Champions League knockout football unlikely after picking up just one point from a possible nine.
Spurs failed to bring any players to north London in the summer, despite being linked with some of the best from European football. It remains to be seen how active they are in January.
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