Jose Mourinho is under huge pressure to deliver top-level European football, with failure set to cost the Tottenham boss his job.
A season in the European wilderness will place significant strain on the club’s finances that has already endured major blows by their failure to qualify for this term's Champions League and the Covid pandemic.
And while Mourinho’s position is under greater internal scrutiny following Thursday’s disastrous Europa League exit to Dinamo Zagreb, there are also emerging concerns that the Portuguese is fighting to remedy a fractured dressing room amid fears of disharmony within the squad.