Levy's to-do list after paying Postecoglou £2m Europa bonus

For Tottenham, a summertime of opportunity beckons. Their historical Europa League triumph successful Spain intends they tin caput into nan adjacent play pinch a bounce successful their step.

Their 17-year trophy drought is over and, pertinently, they are backmost successful nan Champions League.

With that, definite doors plaything open. Finances are stronger; you tin pull players – aliases managers successful Spurs' lawsuit - who wouldn't person needfully fixed your nine a 2nd glance.

The Champions League is wherever nan elite players request to perform. It's nan level nan champion emerging talent dream of reaching.

Life's easier successful nan Champions League and Daniel Levy tin return solace successful that earlier what is gearing up to beryllium a engaged summer.

Here we look astatine their to-do list, from nan manager's future, to recruitment plans and nan bonuses for European glory.

Of course, nan biggest improvement this summertime will inevitably beryllium nan personality of their caput coach.

Ange Postecoglou etched his sanction into Tottenham folklore connected Wednesday night, yet his position heading into adjacent play remains uncertain.

Whether the euphoria of what unfolded successful Spain changes nan guidance of recreation regarding Postecoglou's early should go clear successful nan contiguous future.

Prior to this week's success, nan expectancy was that Postecoglou would time off earlier adjacent season, pinch nan Australian yet paying nan value for a dreadful home season.

BBC Sport understands nan nine are immoderate measurement down nan statement successful nan process of identifying imaginable replacements for Postecoglou.

So pinch that successful mind, if Spurs person nan spot successful their first convictions past Postecoglou whitethorn still beryllium connected borrowed time.

That said, really do you disregard a head who has conscionable led you to specified glory?

However nan adjacent fewer days unfold, what is clear for Tottenham is that they must execute nan alteration successful leadership, if location is to beryllium one, smoothly – surely much professionally than their erstwhile managerial hunt that saw them lurch from campaigner to campaigner earlier yet resting connected Postecoglou.

Among nan contenders are believed to beryllium Thomas Frank – who has a narration pinch method head Johan Lange - Andoni Iraola, Marco Silva and Oliver Glasner.

All whitethorn person had reservations astir joining Tottenham anterior to Wednesday night. But pinch Champions League shot to look guardant to, Spurs person go a importantly much charismatic option.

The imaginable re-appointment of Fabio Paratici must besides beryllium considered.

Paratici, who left his position arsenic Spurs' managing head of football aft Italy's highest sports tribunal rejected an entreaty against a two-and-a-half-year prohibition concerning alleged financial irregularities making love backmost to his spell astatine Juventus, is successful talks complete a return erstwhile his suspension is lifted successful July.

How influential could he beryllium successful nan determination complete Postecoglou and his imaginable replacement?

How would Paratici – who besides has immoderate liking from clubs successful Saudi Arabia – and Lange co-exist successful comparatively akin roles?

If Paratici does complete a return, does that mean existent main of shot Scott Munn's days are numbered, peculiarly pinch Vinai Venkatesham already confirmed arsenic nan club's adjacent main executive?

In nan short term, Levy will motion disconnected a £2m prize to Postecoglou for lifting nan club's first European trophy since 1984.

The players will besides divided a performance-related package of astir £3m for their success, though it is understood that automatic salary increases for Champions League qualification are not cosmopolitan crossed each individual contractual agreements.

Either way, you'd ideate Levy will person nary qualms pinch paying for his club's historical success.

We shouldn't, however, expect nan Tottenham president to proceed spending lavishly this summer. History tells america it's not his style.

But building connected Wednesday night's euphoria will travel astatine important expense.

Forming a squad tin of competing successful nan Champions League is an altogether different proposition from seeking to amended a squad that could yet decorativeness 17th successful nan league.

BBC Sport understands that nan consciousness wrong nan club's recruitment squad is that their young squad should beryllium supplemented pinch much experience.

For instance, an established cardinal midfielder is believed to beryllium connected nan club's radar this summer.

If they suffer vice-captain Cristian Romero to La Liga, they will look to switch nan Argentina world pinch a ready-made replacement.

Spurs tried to motion Crystal Palace and England world Marc Guehi successful January and stay willing successful nan centre-back.

They will beryllium astatine pains to support nan acquisition already astatine nan club. Rodrigo Bentancur, whose existent woody expires adjacent year, has held first talks complete an extension.

The nine person already exercised an action to widen skipper Son Heung-min's statement until nan summertime of 2026.

That isn't to opportunity Tottenham will wantonness their remit of signing young talent, pinch Southampton's teen Tyler Dibling a target.

And whoever is nan head will person a monolithic opportunity arsenic you'd expect.

Not for nan first time, it's gearing up to beryllium an absorbing summertime astatine Tottenham.