Make it Rain - Tottenham Hotspur
As this series comes to an end, the final team we will run the rule over is Tottenham Hotspur:
Spent - $780m
Received - $607m
Success doesn't spring to mind when you mention Tottenham. You have to travel back more than 50 years to their find last First Division title and in this period, they only managed to add a League Cup trophy to their cabinet with that coming in 2007-08.
Even though Spurs fans are continually frustrated in the dealings made by Chairman Daniel Levy, he has weathered the storm to build one of the best young sides in the Premier League. Along with their London rivals Arsenal, Spurs have done well in balancing the books on their transfers for teams covered in this series.
Gareth Bale is one player that springs to mind when you mention Spurs and transfer window. His protracted transfer from Spurs to Real Madrid was at the time a new world record transfer (since bettered by Paul Pogba's move to Manchester United). Tottenham fought hard to hang onto their talisman but eventually succumbed to the might of Madrid in September 2013.
This to me was a sign that Tottenham was still a mid-table team being that they were unable to hang onto their best players and build around them. They are starting to change that mindset now with the likes of Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Hugo Lloris leading the squad.
Maybe when we revisit this topic at the end of the next decade, Spurs fans will have more to celebrate.
Number of trophies - 1 (1 x FA League Cup)
Rare find - Harry Kane ($0m)
This was a tough decision as Gareth Bale could have filled this category. But, in a rarity these days, a club has actually nurtured a world class player through their own youth system and promoted them into the first XI. Kane's success over the past two season has made him an in-demand striker for many of the world's top clubs and help drag Tottenham to the pointy end of the Premier League, narrowly falling short last term to surprise packet Leicester City.
Most expensive - Moussa Sissoko ($49.6m)
Sissoko arrived from Newcastle after their relegation to the Championship. He was the one shining light for a team that had a shambolic season that ended up being demoted on the final day. Whilst he is reasonably cheap when you compare him with the other big clubs' most expensive signings, Sissoko has spent most of the season on the bench behind Mousa Dembele and another new arrival in Victor Wanyama.
Waste of money - Roberto Soldado ($42.5m)
Soldado would be up there with one of the worst signings Tottenham has made with just 7 goals in 52 Premier League appearances, mostly coming off the bench. After three frustating season, Spurs were finally able to offload him to Villarreal making back about half of what they paid Valencia for him.
All prices shown are in $AUD
