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Tottenham have made as many as 10 signings to turn the club’s fortunes around this season. Tottenham Hotspur were one of the busiest clubs in England, completing ten signings in the recently‑concluded summer window and spending £394 million in the process. Spurs broke the club transfer record twice, first after signing Mateus Fernandes in an £85 million deal from West Ham and then by splashing £100 million on Sandro Tonali. They also spent a total package of £85 million to sign Savio from Manchester City. In terms of sales, Spurs were equally diligent, moving on several players who wanted out, including Cristian Romero, Djed Spence and Luka Vuskovic. The likes of Radu Dragusin, Guglielmo Vicario and Kevin Danso have all been loaned out, albeit with their respective clubs having an option/obligation to purchase. Teddy Sheringham reveals potential problem Roberto De Zerbi could face at Tottenham With the summer window now done and dusted, attention is set to turn to the Premier League for the Lilywhites. Roberto De Zerbi’s side have endured an underwhelming start to the 2026/27 season with back-to-back Premier League losses. Brentford outclassed Tottenham 3-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium on the opening weekend, before Newcastle United compounded their misery further with a 2-0 win in North London. This has led to certain sections of the fanbase and media outlets already questioning De Zerbi and the club’s transfer business. Given the expensively assembled squad over the summer, former Tottenham striker Teddy Sheringham believes that the North London club should be aiming much higher than a top-half finish. Given the options he has at his disposal now, the Englishman suggested that managing the players’ egos and keeping everyone happy in the squad could prove an uphill task for De Zerbi when all of his players return from injury. “It just shows you how far they’ve fallen over the last couple of years that we’re even mentioning the top half as a target. Straight away, I might raise my eyebrows and say that’s a bit harsh, but two games in and they look like they’re in trouble already,” Teddy Sheringham said in an exclusive interview with DAZN. “You’d almost say, ‘Alright, we’ll take the top half right this minute,’ but at a club like Tottenham, with the amount of money they’ve spent and the players they have, it shouldn’t be like that. It’ll be hard for De Zerbi, the way I see it, managing all those egos. They’re all going to expect to play when they come back from injury, and they’ve got a lot of top players there now.” De Zerbi has to quickly silence his critics There are no doubts that every department of the Tottenham squad are stronger than they were last season, with De Zerbi now having multiple quality options. However, given the wholesale changes that have been made over the summer, the big challenge for De Zerbi is ensuring that the team gels quickly together and becomes a cohesive unit. The Italian is under early pressure after losing the opening couple of league games. The North Londoners have failed to find the back of the net in either game and have been completely outplayed by their opponents. We’ve seen several times in the past that clubs tend to struggle when radical changes are made to the squad, but De Zerbi may not be afforded that leeway by some fans, pundits and media outlets, who expect Spurs to become competitive quickly following the money that has been splashed. So, our gaffer must quickly silence his naysayers, starting with the weekend’s game at Nottingham Forest.