The 2026-27 Premier League season will be here before we know it, with the first matches taking place on Saturday, 22 August.
We have a simple question for you - what one thing needs to change at your club before the new campaign and why?
It can be a player, manager, ticketing issue, owner, or wider change.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on whether midfielder Joao Palhinha's loan from Bayern Munich should be made permanent and why.
Here are some of your comments:
Errol: Signing Joao Palhinha is an absolute no-brainer. Whenever he played we were a much better team than without him. He breaks up play very well, wins his tackles and also scored important goals for us.
Jonny: The Spurs fans are very divided on this matter. Many see Palhinha as one of our reasons for decline this season in possession and chance creation, and so replacing him should be a priority to raising our squad's technical quality. I'm in the camp of believing that actually we need more experience in the squad and we looked better for having him in the team compared with our floor of young midfielders. Regardless of his passing limitations, having experienced midfielders is a platform for more stability. You've got to sort the foundations out after the season we had, and I think Palhinha can work towards that next season.
Richard: Over the years, Spurs rarely have a solid defensive midfielder that can genuinely tackle. Combine that with his commitment and enthusiasm, Palhinha is a player we need. He gives other creative players more freedom.
Colin: No-brainer! He has been our best player by some degree since arriving at Spurs. He proves to be the perfect midfielder, showing flair, aggression and an eye for a goalscoring opportunity. These qualities, over time, can only influence and improve his fellow team members. He must be encouraged to stay.
Ade: Definitely keep him. He was one of the few players visibly fighting to keep the club in the Premier League. We were short of that sort of desire last season and we need it if the club is serious about not repeating the same mistakes.
Patrick: Palhinha showed real passion and determination when it really mattered. His controlled aggression and excellent technique lifted the players and the crowd in vital matches. In my opinion, as a season ticket-holder, he should stay and have a prominent role next season.
Brian: I say bring him back for one more year, perhaps even on loan again if Bayern Munich will agree to it. I sense this is what both Tottenham and Palhinha prefer. He will be on his way back home to Portugal sooner rather than later, but he could be crucial while Roberto de Zerbi builds a more competitive squad, which might take some time.
Will: Palhinha embodies several positive traits, which have proven conspicuously absent from the Spurs changing room in recent years: spirit, resilience and strength of character. His values are also top notch and he appears to contribute to a strong and healthy family ethos - from which he is clearly also a product himself. Given everything he contributed to help keep us up, I'd say he's worth double his option-to-buy clause.
Ellington: Spurs should sign Palhinha on a permanent deal - 100%. He's exactly the kind of leader we need in the dressing room. De Zerbi has had a chance to assess who he wants to stay and those he wants to go. Palhinha is one who has to stay. COYS.
Craig: Spurs should make it permanent. He has experience and he proved his worth, especially towards the end of the season. Tottenham should add this to the youth they have in other areas of midfield.
AC Milanhave emerged as serious contenders to sign Crysencio Summerville, 24, from West Ham, with the Dutch winger also attracting interest from Tottenham and Aston Villa. (Teamtalk), external
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Nat Hayward
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesA key part of Tottenham's midfield planning for next season will be whether Joao Palhinha's loan from Bayern Munch is made permanent.
There have been conflicting reports over whether Palhinha will remain in North London, with stories in BBC Sport's Gossip column, external earlier this week suggesting he will instead try and engineer a move to Sporting.
However, Fabrizo Romano reported on Monday, external that the midfielder has given "priority" to Spurs, "as the feeling with Roberto de Zerbi is very good".
Despite Tottenham's poor season, it could have ended far worse had it not been for Palhinha's performances and late season goalscoring heroics.
Of their seven matches under De Zerbi after his appointment at the end of March, Spurs won three games - two of which were 1-0 wins thanks to scrappy Palhinha goals from set-pieces, including on the all-important final day over Everton which secured survival. In other words, six of the 11 points won under the Italian were thanks to goals from the 30-year-old.
To illustrate Spurs' attacking woes, Palhinha's five league goals was the second-highest in the squad.
But, it is not just his goals that could make a permanent move attractive.
The Portugal international led the Spurs squad in tackles (110), tackles won (66) and duels won (193) across the 2025-26 campaign, despite only starting 23 games.
He is not, however, just a midfield destroyer. Palhinha is also capable of progressing the ball and the play. No Tottenham midfielder made more passes (1044), forward passes (314) or attacking line-breaking passes (55) than him.
Now, it must be stressed that he recorded these number in an under-performing Spurs side and he was still a part of a side that came very close to a historic and humiliating relegation.
Spurs fans, we want to hear from you. Do you want Palhinha to stay? Why? And how did you rate his loan spell?
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick, sporting director Deco and president Joan Laporta remain keen to sign Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford on a permanent basis amid interest from Tottenham, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Bayern Munich in the 28-year-old England international. (The I), external
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Tottenham have identified Eintracht Frankfurt winger Jean-Matteo Bahoya as a potential signing, but the Bundesliga club will not let the 21-year-old Frenchman leave on the cheap. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United want to offload Marcus Rashford to help new head coach Michael Carrick's transfer budget and, while Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham are monitoring the situation, the club are reluctant to sell him to one of their top-flight rivals. (Mirror), external
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Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham,Liverpool and Newcastle are all interested in AC Milan's Portuguese winger Rafael Leao with the 26-year-old keen to leave San Siro this summer. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 30, does not want to make his loan from Bayern Munich to Tottenham a permanent one and will try to engineer a move to Sporting instead. (A Bola - in Portuguese), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on which players Tottenham should sign from the three relegated Premier League sides Wolves,Burnley and West Ham United.
Here are some of your suggestions:
Tob: Joao Gomes from Wolves would help to add some creativity in the midfield now that Xavi Simons is out until January. Or maybe West Ham players like El Hadji Malick Diouf or potentially Jarrod Bowen? I don't think any Burnley players will help the squad, apart from maybe Jaidon Anthony.
Lindsay: While it isn't going to happen, Bowen is a total no-brainer.
Tyler: I would love to see us take Bowen off West Ham, if nothing else but just to annoy them. I wouldn't mind us looking into Mateus Fernandes either.
Jonathan: I can't see much in the way of quality in any of the three relegated clubs. Taty Castellanos and Bowen may be of interest to Spurs. It is in the forward line where we really struggled this year. Wolves' Joao Gomes is also a decent midfielder, but we already have a lot of competition in that area. Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace would be a better option than any of these though.
Alex: The past two seasons have proven we don't need cheap, we need quality. We desperately need a decent striker or two because Richarlison and Dominic Solanke are not good enough. We have a strong midfield, if they stay fit, but scoring goals has been a big issue.
Portuguese side Sporting want to re-sign midfielder Joao Palhinha when his season-long loan at Tottenham from Bayern Munich ends. (A Bola, in Portuguese), external
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Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesIf you speak to those behind the scenes at Tottenham, they will tell you that Roberto de Zerbi's impact has been profound.
Not only in picking up 11 points from seven games to preserve the club's top-flight status, but his growing influence is instilling belief in the squad.
"I think he has made an extraordinary impact so far," Spurs' chief executive Vinai Venkatesham told BBC Sport.
"We have to recognize that it's early days, and we also need to recognize that he's come into a very specific situation.
"It is hard to underestimate the scale of the challenge he walked into. And it's hard to describe what a significant impact he has had in the dressing room with all the players.
"I think he's an excellent coach, and we think that he plays the style of football that our supporters and the broader football public want to see."
De Zerbi is expected to have full involvement in the club's recruitment this summer.
Tottenham have held talks with Borussia Dortmund's departed sporting director Sebastian Kehl, while Venkatesham confirmed the club have raised their wage ceiling in the hope of attracting top-quality players.
"The squad needs work and the squad hasn't got the right balance," he said.
"We need experience and leadership and also that kind of physical robustness to play in the most demanding league that exists.
"We need to strengthen the club over multiple transfer windows but this transfer window, in particular, is going to be critical."
The curtain has officially come down on the 2025-26 Premier League season.
Players will depart and squads will be strengthened when the summer transfer window opens on Monday, 15 June.
With Wolves, Burnley and West Ham United all heading down to the Championship - would you be keen to poach any of their players?
Who would be good value for money and why? Which name would be best to avoid?
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on Tottenham closing in on a move for Andy Robertson following his departure from Liverpool.
Here are some of your comments:
Doug: I think it's a smart bit of business. Robertson is a proven winner in the Premier League with leadership qualities that will bring a positive, winning mentality to Spurs. With Guglielmo Vicario and Cristian Romero hopefully leaving, I would make him part of the leadership team with Micky Van de Ven and James Maddison. This will also allow Djed Spence to play in his more natural right-side position, where hopefully he'll shine more this season. Being a free transfer, that allows us to concentrate this next window on more pressing areas. We need a clear-out and replacements in a striker and a goalkeeper.
Tom: This doesn't make much sense to me. We have two good, young left-backs in Destiny Udogie and Souza, I can't see why we are signing Robertson to place a roadblock in their development.
Steve: So two seasons of league disaster and a board saying we will invest in football. Then they go for Andy Robertson... Has been a great player for Liverpool but is that really a priority for what we need? Does it set the tone for the real investment to come, or is it a brilliant short-term boost?
Daniel: People complain about this for his apparent decline in performance and age, but this is a real shrewd signing from Spurs, and is exactly what we need right now. Still got the quality to play in the Premier League, and full of experience, which will be vital for us next season. Top signing.
Seth: Absolutely love this player on two fronts. One - his quality defending. And two - his leadership skills which, let's face it, have been non-existent for at least two seasons. Has to be a good signing with no fee.
Colin: Come on, Robertson is on the way down and we need players for the future. A no-no signing, please.
Bobby: It's hard to not to see this as a good signing - I think he's still got something to give on the pitch when needed, and he certainly adds something we've missed to the dressing room, which is a bit of leadership and positivity.
Gregg: Solid signing, especially on a free. Can't really complain, he will bring great experience to the club. It doesn't blow me away but pretty happy with it. Nice deal.
Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesVinai Venkatesham was upbeat when he began his new job as Tottenham Hotspur chief executive last summer.
His outlook quickly changed. To say his first season in charge did not go to plan would be an understatement.
Speaking after a final-day victory over Everton clinched Tottenham's Premier League survival, Venkatesham discussed the emotional strains of a relegation battle that went to the season's closing minutes.
"It was just a huge outpouring of relief," said Venkatesham, who said that the club would not have made anyone redundant in the event of relegation.
"But obviously feeling relief at the end of the season is nowhere near the standard of the football club."
"If you'd have asked me a few months after I joined, when I was no longer an outsider, I would have told you the club was in a significantly worse state in some places than I thought," said Venkatesham.
But he knows he will need more than words to appease supporters who have turned on him this season.
Meanwhile, Tottenham's owners the Lewis family published a statement on Wednesday in which they promised to "rebuild" and "recapture the spirit" of the club, while acknowledging that a repeat of this season "must never happen again".
"This will require investment - in our teams, the academy, our backroom functions and more - and we are fully committed to this," the statement read.
"We are not selling the club. We are all in. We are investing in it. You will see more of this in the coming months."
Brazil winger Savinho, 22, is open to the idea of leaving Manchester City amid interest from Tottenham. (Football Insider), external
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Tottenham are close to agreeing a deal with Scotland full-back Andy Robertson following his departure from Liverpool.
The 32-year-old played his final match for Liverpool against Brentford on Sunday, having announced he would leave the club when his contract ends this summer.
Details remain to be finalised on the deal with Spurs but an agreement is in place in principle.
Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham Hotspur chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange faced heavy criticism from fans for prolonging Thomas Frank's tenure for as long as they did.
"There's been plenty of coverage that the club was passive during this period. And that's absolutely not true," Venkatesham told BBC Sport.
In weighing up Thomas Frank's future, Venkatesham says the club considered results, the probability of the Dane turning their failing season around, concerns changing managers may create in the January transfer window, the fixture calendar and concerns over entering the interim head coach market.
Venkatesham confirmed to BBC Sport that Tottenham tried to entice Roberto de Zerbi, who was leaving Marseille, to become the club's full-time head coach after Frank was dismissed.
"Obviously, we were very disappointed when it became clear that we wouldn't be appointing Roberto on a permanent basis [in February]," said Venkatesham.
The Italian, however, was originally unwilling to take the job mid-season, which led Spurs towards making the left-field appointment of Igor Tudor – who left Spurs by mutual consent after just seven games.
Venkatesham added: "We were then, in the interim market, which is generally not the broadest. There were a number of reasons why Igor was selected: he had managed in very high-profile and high-pressure environments - we didn't want somebody that was going to wilt under that pressure.
"He has a history of making an immediate impact. He has managed in big clubs. He has quite a different personality to Thomas and we felt like something different was needed.
"But of course we were really aware he had no Premier League experience. Was it a risk in appointing him? Absolutely."
Asked if he would accept the Tudor appointment was a mistake, Venkatesham responded: "It didn't work out. I think it's very clear it didn't work out. And I don't think that is in question. I don't think anybody would argue anything else."
Venkatesham reflects on Tottenham's season
Ali Speechly
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesSeason score out of 10 and overriding emotion?
1/10. The single point is for surviving relegation. A huge sense of relief we are still in the Premier League, but it's mostly anger we were ever in the position in the first place.
Best moment and why?
The best moment from an atrocious season was the sense of community among the fanbase. We kept turning up in our thousands, even when it felt like the players didn't. We cheered, waved flags, lit flares and sang our hearts out, all in the face of abject failure on the pitch. Yes, we also booed but someone has to hold this club to account, so we did.
Player of season and why?
Honourable mentions must go to Archie Gray and Antonin Kinsky, but my player of the season is Joao Palhinha. It isn't always easy for a loan player to make a positive impression, but the Portugal international demonstrated quiet leadership to enormous effect. We have a lot to thank him for and I hope we sign him permanently.
Unsung hero and why?
I'm not sure he technically counts as an unsung hero, because we sing about him all the time, but Kevin Danso is certainly an underrated player. While our captain was sidelined for various reasons, Danso stepped up and was the understudy who outshone the lead.
Biggest disappointment?
Randal Kolo Muani by far. He was brought in to score goals and he failed to deliver anywhere near enough, while offering little else to compensate for his lack of firepower. A wasted opportunity for all concerned.
What needs to change this summer?
Everything. We can't keep finishing 17th. A full-scale review of the whole club is needed, including the board being held to account for its woeful decision-making and a particular focus on the medical department. I want to see certain players sold or returned to their clubs - Cristian Romero, Kolo Muani, Richarlison, Yves Bissouma to name just a few. At the very least, we need to buy a prolific goalscorer and get Luka Vuskovic back. James Maddison should also be made captain.
Major hope for next season?
That the players stay fit and we start to build something positive for the future.
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Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi is targeting three players from his former club Brighton - Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, 22, Dutch defender Jan Paul van Hecke, 25, and Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, 23. (Independent), external
Meanwhile, Spurs are also considering a move for England defender John Stones, 31. (Independent), external
Tottenham, Newcastle, Fulham and Sunderland are interested in West Ham full-back Wan-Bissaka. (Team Talk), external
Rangers' chances of re-signing Mikey Moore on loan this summer have received a boost as Spurs line up a new left-wing addition in Savinho from Manchester City. (Football Insider), external
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