Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Football London
Football London
Sport
Paul Clarke

Arsenal legend Ian Wright makes surprise Tottenham 2019/20 Premier League prediction

Tottenham Hotspur have made up for lost time this summer by signing the likes of Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso after two windows without any new faces.

It has led to increased expectations in the capital for Mauricio Pochettino's men, who opened the 2019/20 Premier League season with a 3-1 home victory over Aston Villa.

Ndombele was brought in for a club record fee of £53.8m, while Lo Celso has arrived on loan from Real Betis with a view to acquiring the 23-year-old permanently.

Ryan Sessegnon signed from Fulham just before deadline day, while Jack Clarke put pen to paper on a Tottenham deal in July but was loaned back to Leeds United for this season.

All of this business has increased the potential of the Spurs' squad

And one former Arsenal star in Ian Wright has provided a lofty prediction on where he believes the Pochettino's men can finish.

Mauricio Pochettino: My original plan did not work against Aston Villa

Spurs competed for the title last season until the turn of the year, before Manchester City and Liverpool pulled away.

Whilst Wright stopped short of predicting Spurs to compete for the title during the entire campaign, he does think that they can jump up two spots from a four-place finish last term.

"For me, it’s not shocking, I think it is possible (top-two finish)," Wright told the BBC. "You look at the Spurs team, especially with Ndombele, not sure what’s happening with Eriksen, Lo Celso.

"The fact is, they have to keep players fit."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.