Tottenham‘s expensive summer rebuild was shaken to its foundations by rampant Brentford on an alarming opening day for Roberto De Zerbi’s side.
New-look Spurs showed the same old flaws as goals from Keane Lewis-Potter, Vitaly Janelt and Michael Kayode saw them dismantled 3-0.
Spurs look set to top the £300million mark on new faces this summer once they complete deals for Savinho and Omar Marmoush in a bid to move on from last season’s scrape with relegation.
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But it was Brentford’s marquee signing, the comparably reasonably-priced £41million midfielder Mamadou Sangare, who provided the early dividends in west London.
