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We asked for your views on what one thing needs to change at Tottenham before the new campaign and why.

Here are some of your comments:

Steve: We need a top-quality centre forward... for a change. Disappointingly, Solanke hasn't made the grade.

Phil: The big one for me is a player. It has to be the position of goalkeeper. Tottenham need a world-class goalkeeper to strengthen the defence. Unfortunately last season the number one Vicario was nowhere near the required standard, nervous on crosses and corners. Terrible with the ball at his feet and much too prone to making silly mistakes. He alone must have cost the team at least 10 points last season. Not sure whether Kinsky is the answer but huge credit goes to him for coming back and helping the club stay in the Premier League after the terrible time he had in the Champions League match against Atletico Madrid.

Robert: The two major issues De Zerbi needs to solve are the weak player mentality and the crippling injury list that has plagued the squad for the past two seasons.

Colin: If everybody stays fit I think we have a competitive team for next year, the new manager seems to be switched on with how to get the best out of the players. We need a world-class striker to complete the team, we've never come close to replacing Kane. Richarlison and Solanke are not the answer.

Robin: We need Harry Kane back. Not only on the field but just around the club. Same with Son. Both are amazing influences on the club and the fans and team mates. But in reality we need a real goalscorer. Not an occasional one, which is all we have. Sad.

Richard: Two players that can score 20-plus goals in a season.

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A 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.

I know what you're thinking. Another central midfielder, surely this is a wind-up.

But Stuttgart's Stiller is not in the typical mould of the midfielders Spurs seem to buy annually – this guy can actually pass the ball forwards, which will be a real novelty for supporters to enjoy.

That may seem a harsh assessment of Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur who served the club dutifully during trying circumstances this season. You could argue the former even saved them from relegation with his crucial goals against Wolves and Everton, though it seems unlikely Palhinha's loan from Bayern Munich will be made permanent at this point.

That's the sort of ruthlessness that will need to be shown this summer if Tottenham are to advance to the level required of a side coached by Roberto de Zerbi.

The 25-year-old has composure in spades, an eye for a pass and has been primed for a move to one of Europe's top clubs for a while. Spurs may not be that right now – though signing Stiller would show serious aspiration to return to the Premier League's upper echelon.

Failing that, I'd only be half-joking by suggesting the best signing Spurs could make would be a new club doctor.

To have been so badly blighted by injuries for the second season running requires introspection; once is bad luck, twice cannot be ignored.

Aston Villa forward Kirsty Hanson is set to join Tottenham following an impressive season in the Women's Super League.

The Scotland international finished as the league's third highest goalscorer with 12 goals in 22 matches - only Khadija Shaw and Alessia Russo scored more.

Villa's top scorer was named their player of the year and she scooped up WSL Football's goal-of-the-season award for her strike against West Ham.

In May, BBC Sport reported that Spurs were pursuing Hanson and it is now believed they have had a bid accepted by Villa and are set to bring her in this month.

Personal terms are being finalised as Hanson - who has scored five goals in 44 Scotland appearances - prepares to join Tottenham in what will be another boost to Martin Ho's squad.

The 28-year-old had a year remaining on her contract at Villa and it is unknown what fee Tottenham have agreed to sign her for.

She will reunite with Spurs manager Ho, who she worked with at former club Manchester United while he was assistant coach.

Tottenham had a strong campaign in 2025-26, finishing fifth in the table in Ho's first season in charge after joining from SK Brann.

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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We 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.

Tottenham are close to signing Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi on a free transfer.

Personal terms are yet to be finalised but the deal for the 29-year-old is advancing towards completion, as is Spurs' move for Scotland full-back Andy Robertson, who is out of contract after leaving Liverpool.

Bournemouth abandoned efforts to retain centre-back Senesi after he turned down a third new contract offer in December and began talks with major overseas clubs.

However, the three-cap Argentina international now looks set to remain in the Premier League, barring any last-minute change of heart.

Senesi played all but one of Bournemouth's league games this season as they finished sixth and qualified for Europe for the first time in their history.

In four years on the south coast, Senesi made 128 appearances for Bournemouth having joined from Dutch side Feyenoord in 2022.

Spurs, meanwhile, finished 17th in the Premier League and improved after appointing Roberto de Zerbi as head coach in March, narrowly avoiding relegation to the Championship.

Speaking to BBC Sport this week, Spurs chief executive Vinai Venkatesham said: "The squad needs work and the squad hasn't got the right balance.

"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."

If 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."