Roberto De Zerbi plots stunning triple Brighton raid as Tottenham eye major summer rebuild

While a daunting summer window lies ahead, De Zerbi has already made an undeniable and historic impact in N17.

Arriving at the end of March to replace Igor Tudor with just seven games remaining, he inherited a club in freefall and staring into the abyss of a catastrophic relegation.

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Living at the club’s training ground hotel and obsessively working around the clock, the Italian completely revitalised a broken dressing room.

By tweaking the press and restoring self-belief in key figures like Conor Gallagher and James Maddison, De Zerbi pulled off a managerial triumph, securing 11 points from a possible 21.

Sunday’s tense 1-0 victory over Everton ultimately sealed survival, confirming De Zerbi as the indispensable man to lead Tottenham’s incoming revolution.