Ian Wright believes that Tottenham will miss out on the top four this season in the Premier League.
Ian Wright has predicted Tottenham to finish outside of the top four in the new Premier League season, tipping them to make a slow start to the campaign.
Spurs begin with five of their opening seven matches on the road due to the completion of their new stadium, while they have also only just welcomed back a host of World Cup stars to training.
Wright has picked out Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal as his top-four prediction in the league.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side finished a lofty third last year, but Wright is expecting things to be a lot more difficult for them this time around.
“Tottenham have a lot of players who came back late to pre-season after the World Cup and having to wait a few games to get into their new ground is going to be another disruption,” he told BBC Sport.
“I just think they might make a stuttering start that other teams might take advantage of.”
Spurs performed brilliantly last season and have taken giants strides forward in recent years under Pochettino, but are yet to win a trophy under the Argentinian.
However, the North London club are the only team in the Premier League not to make a signing so far this summer and the transfer window shuts tomorrow (Thursday) at 5pm.
They have managed to keep key figures such as Pochettino and centre-forward Harry Kane by tying down their futures, but supporters have had to watch on while their main rivals spend big on improving their squads.
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