โFormer Spurs and Liverpoolย midfielder Danny Murphy has made a bold claim about Tottenham's Mousa Dembele - saying that his former club couldn't have upgraded on the Belgian even if they had wanted to.
Murphy, who turned his hand to punditry after retiring from football in 2013, thinks that Dembele is a cut above the midfielders signed by top four rivals Liverpool and Chelsea, stating that even Jorginho wouldn't get in the team ahead of him.
He told Bwin:ย "Itโs very difficult forย โTottenhamย to improve on what they already have. To improve on the players they have, it would cost a lot of money and theyโd also be competing against rival clubs who can afford to pay a lot more.
"โChelseaย have just splashed out on Jorginho, but he wouldnโt get in Tottenhamโs team ahead of Dembele.ย โLiverpoolย have spent the money on Fabinho, but Iโm not convinced heโs better than Dembele either.
"Itโs near impossible to find world-class players who arenโt on the radar of the other big teams but who would be happy to sit on the bench to improve the squad at Tottenham."
Dembele was linked heavily with a move away from White Hart Lane, but all changed whenย Spurs opted not to bring anyone in in the summer - instead reinstalling their faith in some of last season's fringe players, such as Dembele and Lucas Moura.
Danny Murphy: "Chelsea have just splashed out on Jorginho, but he wouldnโt get in Tottenhamโs team ahead of [Mousa] Dembele."
๏ ๏ ๏๏ Is this early morning joke?
โ Sarrismoโข (@Blue_Footy) August 25, 2018
Dembele better than Jorginho? No chance.
In doing so, theyย madeย โtransferย window history, becoming the firstย โPremier Leagueย club not to sign a single player in a given summer window.