da fezbet： After their victory over Liverpool on Sunday and the allocation of an extra place to the Premier League for next year’s Europa League, Tottenham now look certain to play in European football’s second tier competition. But, this will be a stark reminder of a season of domestic underachievement as Spurs failed to qualify again for the Champions League.

da fazobetai： Manager Harry Redknapp has himself criticised the Europa League as an ‘unwelcome distraction’. The majority of the seventeen fixtures required to win the competition occur on a Thursday evening meaning many Premiership fixtures are rescheduled to Sundays and Redknapp feels this causes definite disruption.

But, if Spurs are to improve on this season’s performance, experienced additions to the squad are required. With a big-name striker apparently top of Tottenham’s shopping list could the potential of European participation be crucial in attracting top signings?

Tottenham’s marquee signing of last summer, Rafael van der Vaart, has spoken out in support of the Europa League. Whilst he admits he would rather play in the Champions League, the Europa League still offers the opportunity of European success and the chance to play football more regularly than once a week. So would potential future transfer targets feel the same?

Tonight represents the final of this year’s competition and pits Portuguese rivals Porto and Braga against each other in Dublin. On paper this does not compare to the spectacle of Manchester United against Barcelona at Wembley, whilst the Portuguese sides will receive half the prize money for making the final than their Champions League equivalents.

But, the Europa League does represent a chance to win another major trophy and maximise a team’s earning potential. Likewise, it represents the opportunity for players to participate in Europe against more high profile opponents than in the likes of the Carling Cup. Surely a potential signing would be more inspired to join an optimistic side intent on winning any available trophy in comparison to a team turning their nose up at the chance to win silverware.

Fortunately for Tottenham they have far more incentives for attracting players than simply the lure of European football. The side have come on leaps and bounds under Harry Redknapp and the chance to be part of such an exciting project under a good manager must be attractive to players. Admittedly Spurs have underperformed domestically this year but their fantastic run to the Champions League Quarter Finals was a great sign of the progress under Redknapp. Hopefully the club will be able to reproduce this form and achieve further European success in the Europa League next season with suitable signings to match.

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Yes, it may come at the expense of some domestic success but it is up to Redknapp to build a squad capable of dealing with both as, where European participation is concerned, beggars can’t be choosers.

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