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There may have been scenes of celebration at full-time at Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> Stadium after De Zerbi’s side avoided relegation on the final day of the season.<\/p>\n But there was a recognition internally that the club must never find themselves in such a dire position again.<\/p>\n Chief executive Vinai Venkatesham vowed “change is happening” in an interview with BBC Sport in May, and there has certainly been a shift in approach.<\/p>\n Spurs have already spent \u00a352m on defender Jan Paul van Hecke<\/a>which would have been unimaginable once upon a time, given he had just one year left on his contract at Brighton<\/a>.<\/p>\n They have also looked to capitalise on their revenue by adapting their wage structure, and signed Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi on free transfers before the window even officially opened.<\/p>\n Although Spurs’ opening gambit was unsuccessful, this approach for Tonali also marks a shift for a club who have never spent more than the \u00a365m deal for Dominic Solanke<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, it was rather telling that the bid was swiftly rejected by Newcastle<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a week when Newcastle<\/a> lost out to Liverpool<\/a> in the race to sign Spain winger Victor Munoz, it would have been damning if Spurs succeeded with their opening bid for Tonali.<\/p>\n