Spurs CEO Venkatesham backs De Zerbi despite five winless, bottom spot

📰 Tottenham CEO Venkatesham publicly backed manager De Zerbi at a fan advisory board meeting, with Spurs bottom of the league. 📌 Key points 📉 Tottenham are bottom of the league, without a win in five games. 🗣️ Venkatesham said he has been encouraged by performances since the opening game. 💰 Spurs signed 10 players in the summer, spending around £380m. 🩹 The medical and fitness departments have also been overhauled. ⚖️ He acknowledged that financial regulations are a real constraint. 📝 What happened 🏟️ Venkatesham attended the first fan advisory board meeting of the season, held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. According to Read Tottenham and others, he said he has seen positives in performances since the 3-0 opening-day defeat to Brentford. 🗣️ He said he has confidence in De Zerbi, the new signings and the changes at the club. However, he added that given the scale of change on and off the pitch over the summer, it may take time for the effects to show. 💰 Tottenham spent around £380m this summer bringing in 10 players, including Tonali, Matheus Fernandes and Savinho. They raised around £150m from player sales, and the Lewis family injected a further £120m last month. ⚖️ Venkatesham said financial regulations are a genuine burden and that the club needs to become better at selling players. Goal reported that Tottenham have not made a profit since 2019. 📊 By the numbers • Five league games without a win, bottom of the table • 10 summer signings, around £380m spent • Around £150m raised from player sales • £120m additional investment from the owners 🔭 Why it matters With questions being asked about the manager's future after heavy investment failed to deliver results, the club's chief executive publicly backing him has bought De Zerbi some time for now. But as Venkatesham himself acknowledged that fans' faith has to be earned through results, the pressure will only grow if a turnaround is slow to come. Tottenham travel to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 10 October.