As Liverpool proved and Tottenham quickly re-emphasised, you don’t need to sign players from European giants to reach a Champions League final. Indeed, Mauricio Pochettino’s men cost almost half the amount Jurgen Klopp’s side did. Here are Spurs’ 14 heroes from Wednesday night…
HUGO LLORIS
Signed from: Lyon
Fee: £11.8m
When? September 2012
Signed by: Andre Villas-Boas
KIERAN TRIPPIER
Signed from: Burnley
Fee: £3.5m
When? June 2015
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
JAN VERTONGHEN
Signed from: Ajax
Fee: £12m
When? June 2012
Signed by: Andre Villas-Boas
TOBY ALDERWEIRELD
Signed from: Atletico Madrid
Fee: £11.4m
When? July 2015
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
DANNY ROSE
Signed from: Leeds
Fee: £1m
When? July 2007
Signed by: Martin Jol
VICTOR WANYAMA
Signed from: Southampton
Fee: £11m
When? June 2016
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
MOUSSA SISSOKO
Signed from: Newcastle
Fee: £30m
When? August 2016
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN
Signed from: Ajax
Fee: £11.5m
When? August 2013
Signed by: Andre Villas-Boas
DELE ALLI
Signed from: MK Dons
Fee: £5m
When? February 2015
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
LUCAS MOURA
Signed from: PSG
Fee: £23m
When? January 2018
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
SON HEUNG-MIN
Signed from: Bayer Leverkusen
Fee: £22m
When? August 2015
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
FERNANDO LLORENTE
Signed from: Swansea
Fee: £12.1m
When? September 2017
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
ERIK LAMELA
Signed from: Roma
Fee: £25.8m
When? August 2013
Signed by: Andre Villas-Boas
BEN DAVIES
Signed from: Swansea
Fee: Part-exchange
When? July 2014
Signed by: Mauricio Pochettino
Total cost: £180.1million
Average price per player: £12.8million
Players bought by Mauricio Pochettino: Nine
Players bought from English/Welsh clubs: Seven
