Jose Mourinho's arrival as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur has not changed how the club approach transfers according to chairman Daniel Levy.
The Portuguese replaced Mauricio Pochettino in November after the Argentinian led Spurs to the Champions League final last season.
After a torrid run of form in the opening weeks of the campaign that followed their defeat to Liverpool in Madrid, the ex-Southampton boss was relieved of his duties to make way for the three-time Premier League winner.
It was an appointment that raised questions over Levy and Tottenham's approach in the transfer market given the reputation that has followed Mourinho around Europe as a manager who makes big demands over signings.
Having led Porto to a shock Champions League win in 2004, he moved to Chelsea to build a title-winning team using Roman Abramovich's millions before high-spending spells with Inter, Real Madrid and Manchester United, as well as a second spell at Chelsea.
According to Levy, it has been business as usual for Tottenham when it comes to recruitment since the appointment of Mourinho.
Speaking in a special meeting with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust, the chairman explained where the Portuguese fits into the structure.
He named himself as chairman among the five key individuals involved in transfers in addition to chief scout Steve Hitchen, head of football administration Rebecca Caplehorn, head of the academy John McDermott when youth players are concerned, and the head coach Mourinho.
Levy explained that Hitchen and Moruinho discuss which areas need strengthening through the transfer market and the options available to Spurs.
They consider age, salary, nationality and language among other factors and then narrow down a shortlist that is presented to Levy, who puts the list in order before seeing what is possible.
He stressed the difficulty of doing business in a market lacking "liquidity", both as a buying club and a selling club.
Levy also made it clear that, as far as he was concerned, nothing has changed in terms of Tottenham's transfer strategy since the departure of Pochettino and the appointment of Mourinho.
The chairman said he believed that Spurs are a club that retain their own values - which he called the team's "DNA" - and they remain focused on bringing through youth players.
In January, he oversaw a loan agreement to sign 21-year-old Gedson Fernandes from Benfica on loan with a deal completed to make 23-year-old Giovani Lo Celso a permanent member of the squad. Steven Bergwijn also joined from PSV Eindhoven. The Dutch winger turned 22 in October.
Spurs also signed Jack Clarke, Ryan Sessegnon and Tanguy Ndombele in summer, who were all aged 18, 19 and 22 at the time of their transfers in addition to youngsters Kion Etete and Isak Midttun Solberg.
