Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is now the hottest topic around the grounds after Spurs secured their third ever Europa League title, securing Champions League football for the 2025/26 season despite finishing a lowly 17th in the Premier League this year.
While Big Ange certainly isn't without his detractors, who were in full force after another humiliating loss in the Premier League over the weekend, there has been an unsurprising warmth emanating from the supporters towards the former Celtic boss after Tottenham's 1-0 triumph over Manchester United in Bilbao.
Already, Postecoglou seems to be acting as if he is a manager leaning more towards staying than going, even as Daniel Levy remains tight-lipped and insiders can only conjure up guesses as to what is happening behind the scenes.
Ange Postecoglou is already looking at the Champions League ahead
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[Via The Spurs Express](https://x.com/TheSpursExpress/status/1926399312595935744), Postecoglo recently told reporters that he believes Tottenham need to sign veteran players in the summer 2025 transfer window with the Champions League on the horizon. His comments come [as rumors have stated](https://hotspurhq.com/tottenham-s-rumored-transfer-strategy-is-what-s-needed-to-win-bigger-titles-01jw2540q710) that Tottenham will not change course from their current strategy of focusing on young players.
Although Spurs were putrid in the Premier League this season, their focus on signing young stars was actually crucial to them winning the Europa League. Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie, and Lucas Bergvall were not experienced players when Tottenham bought them, but within just a few seasons they were the core of the team that triumphed continentally in 2025.
Even so, Postecoglou's comments aren't wrong, but, rather, interesting since they represent a strong philosophical difference to a strategy that Tottenham is working on; it's a strategy that does require long-term adherence and has already paid off some short-term gains despite Tottenham's outright futiliity in the Premier League.
Postecoglou may not stay to even influence what Tottenham do on the market, and even if he does secure his job for another season, it will be on such a short leash after this debacle of a Premier League season that Daniel Levy and the real Powers That Be at the Tottenham offices may not listen all that much to Postecoglou's more over-arching wishes than binary "Player X or Player Y" questions to him.
Nonetheless, there are definitely fans who agree with Postecoglou that Tottenham need a veteran signing or two to buoy the young players in a competition like the Champions League, especially if Spurs move on from veteran players like Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Cristian Romero (among others) this summer.