Expert: Tottenham could land '£200m' cash injection from Lewis family for transfers
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(Credit: Manh Tung, Breaking Media) Fri 8 May 2026 13:48, UK Tottenham’s owners could be selling their art collection to put £200million into the club’s summer transfer budget.That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking to Football Insider, who believes that Spurs have a “clear” plan ahead of the summer transfer window.Despite their perilous position in the Premier League table, just a point above the relegation zone, Spurs continue to be linked with signing Premier League players. The north London club have three games remaining to ensure they do not suffer relegation to the second tier for the first time since 1977.Spurs face a rebuild of their squad this summer regardless of which league the club are competing in next season, with many star players expected to leave. ✈️ Tottenham Hotspur Transfer News ✈️ Breaking news on deals in progress, signings, departures, and contract news from the Spurs boardroom.
VISIT THE TRANSFER HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Spurs need £200m boost to strengthen squad next seasonEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes Spurs want to continue being linked to “very high-profile players” to distract from their relegation battle.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness sees a “problem” with Spurs’ approach if they do remain in the Premier League.PositionClubPoints16thNottingham Forest4217thTottenham3718thWest Ham United36The race to stay up at the bottom of the Premier League table, as it stands.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “It seems to be part of a pretty deliberate strategy from Spurs’ communication side to actually link themselves with a number of players, very high-profile players.“It seems to be more about getting the narrative about what’s going to be happening next season, trying to take the fans’ minds off of the real peril in front of them right now in terms of relegation. “Now, the problem with this is that if it does happen, and they do stay up, they’re then going to have to through with it.
We know that the financial situation at Spurs is not great. I saw the other day that the Lewis family are going to be selling their art collection valued at over £200m.“I don’t know if that’s going to be coming into the Spurs coffers because they’re going to need that sort of money coming in from the owners to start to make an impact on the squad for next season, so we don’t get a repeat of what’s happened this year.”Tottenham in pursuit of Sunderland goalkeeperSources have told Football Insider that Spurs have added Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs to their summer transfer list.Any deal would be dependent on Spurs being a Premier League club next season, although Sunderland are confident they can keep the 23-year-old either way.Spurs are keen to bring in a new shot stopper next season amid concerns over Guglielmo Vicario, and the prospect of the Italian moving back to Serie A.Roefs has been one of the strongest goalkeepers in the Premier League this season, keeping nine clean sheets in 32 starts.