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Jacob Raw

Sat 11 April 2026 11:00, UK

Johan Lange must be immediately relieved of his duties for conducting such a poorly executed winter transfer window for Tottenham Hotspur.

West Ham beat Wolves 4-0 on Friday to move out of the Premier League’s relegation zone, which has seen Spurs drop down into 18th.

Roberto De Zerbi may have been given an extra taste of the reality he faces at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the result, as the players he’s got to work with simply have to turn up with seven games left to go.

But what West Ham’s massive victory showed was how much of an impact their winter signings have had, with the feeling around the London Stadium completely different than it was before the new year.

Compare that with Tottenham’s disastrous window under Lange, and the findings are quite simply comical.

West Ham’s winter window was miles better than Tottenham’s

Tottenham’s winter transfer window was underwhelming, as the only addition of note was Conor Gallagher, who has been unimpressive since arriving in N17.

Souza was the most expensive buy from the several new youthful additions to Spurs’ squad, and actually looks somewhat like a good player, but is not what is required in a relegation battle.

However, as seen in the table above, West Ham identified the key areas where they were struggling, and the signing of Axel Disasi is an example of how one addition can change a whole department.

The Hammers look solid at the back, and have extra options for Nuno Espirito Santo to play with, as their smart business has made Lange and his posse look like fools.

Tottenham were left with the names of the players in the graphic above, with only Gallagher as someone who could make an immediate impact – on paper.

Was it Thomas Frank’s fault?

Joe Lewis was said to have well over £100million in budget for Thomas Frank to spend in the January transfer window before his sacking.

This means that Lange and Co. should have done their homework on people who could come join the Lilywhites and make an impact straight away.

The excuse that they might come out with in the end is that the uncertainty over Frank’s future at the time caused them to have issues in the window.

However, they bang on about the long-term vision and what identity the club wants to have, which makes you think, surely the supposed transfer experts would have players up that can suit Spurs no matter who the manager is.

Instead, they failed Tottenham and their fans, and it looks like all hopes rest on the shoulders of De Zerbi now.