Mauricio Pochettino admits stadium move has made Spurs job difficult

• Manager has spent a net £40.25m across eight transfer windows
• ‘We realised how difficult the process of moving stadium would be’

Mauricio Pochettino says he knew what he was signing up for when he joined Tottenham in 2014 – a programme of transfer market austerity and a drive to finance the club’s new £850m stadium. The imperative to get results remained absolute and the manager admits there have been times when he has felt the pressure.

Pochettino has spent a net £40.25m on permanent transfer deals across eight windows and he has watched the money he has helped to generate – principally, from two Champions League qualifications – go towards the stadium project. It has been tough to see rival big six clubs pour their profits into squad strengthening and Pochettino has often argued that comparisons between them and Tottenham are unfair.

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