Thierry Henry has sent a public message to Daniel Levy
Spurs have only brought in one player this transfer window - Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez - while Kyle Walker has left for Manchester City.
Danny Rose wants to leave too and he's revealed his frustrations in a newspaper interview where he blasted the Spurs wage structure.
Henry may be a club legend at Spurs' London rivals Arsenal but he's used a column in The Sunto give some advice to Spurs.
In it, he wrote: "To Daniel Levy, as we say in French, chapeau bas! Hats off. Well done.
"The Tottenham I knew before and the Tottenham I know now — the change is outstanding.
"But they are dancing with the big boys now. And if you want to be a big club, you have to act like a big club.
"I know from my own experience it is so hard to compete financially when you are building a new stadium.
"But what happened at Arsenal? Everybody left!
"Now Kyle Walker is already gone. Danny Rose has talked about it to The Sun. Eric Dier never denied anything about Manchester United.
"At some point, if you don’t match the wages on offer at other clubs, and don’t bring titles, it’s going to be difficult to keep Rose, Dier, Harry Kane and Dele Alli.
"Tottenham have an amazing starting 11 — but do they have an amazing squad?
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"Signing Davinson Sanchez from Ajax is a start, but only a start. He’s a defender and Spurs have the best defence anyway. There are other areas that need improving.
"If those guys don’t win stuff and are still on way less wages — although don’t get me wrong, it’s still massive money for everyone else — they are going to start looking at other options.
"They’re not my rules. They are just THE rules.
"You might have one season where you surprise people but, if you want to be among the big clubs, then you have to act like one. That is why this season is so important for Tottenham."
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