Who You Should Buy: Tottenham

Obviously Tottenham's transfer policy is a touch difficult to judge with so much depending on Modric. Year in, year out, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy employs the same tactics when it comes to selling a top player: he's not for sale, he's certainly not for sale, oh look it's 5 minutes to the transfer deadline, you can have him for 20% more than the market value, sold! And it works really well, as long as your definition of success is how much profit is made. Unfortunately it gives the manager no time to find a replacement. And finding one for Modric would not be easy. Spurs have been strongly linked to Scott Parker and Charlie Adam, both good players, but both are more similar to players Spurs already have, rather than to Modric. Were he to leave, Redknapp could review his formation, perhaps bringing van der Vaart into a more central position, but any such change would likewise take time to bed in. Another factor is Sandro, who looks a real find. Levy seems to need to make a sale every summer one way or another. Perhaps Harry will have to sacrifice Sandro in order to keep Modric. Under other circumstances, as a successful and popular manager at Spurs, Harry might have some say in matters. But the fact he's likely to take over from Capello in the near future, means he's unlikely to hold much sway with his chairman.
Redknapps's other major area of concern is his misfiring forward line. What his options offer in variety they lack in reliability. A a result he has been linked to more strikers than Arthur Scargill: Damiao, Wickham, Adebayor, Negrado, Osvaldo, Rossi, among them. One piece of good news is the return of on-loan right back Kyle Walker. He impressed on loan for Villa and on U21 duty for England, so should help with Spurs' problems at right back, where Corluka lacks pace and Hutton intelligence.

Signing No 1. is a reliable striker. You obviously can't guarantee consistency but Forlan and Eto'o promise it more than many of the forwards mentioned,
Signing No. 2 is a central defender. Woodgate has gone, as have King's knees, almost. Any of the usual suspects [Cahill, Samba, Dann, Shawcross, etc] would be a solid addition.
Signing No. 3 is a goalkeeper to back up or replace fumble-fingers Gomes. Done: Brad Friedel from Villa.