Spurs plan to rip up wage structure and invest in squad if club avoid relegation

• Tottenham have lowest wage bill among ‘big six’ sides

• Major overhaul of squad planned for summer by owners

Tottenham’s owners are planning to rip up the club’s rigid wage structure before a major overhaul of the squad this summer if the team avoid relegation.

There is an acknowledgment at Spurs that the club have underinvested in player salaries for years, which along with an injury crisis has led to their being 16th in the Premier League, four points off the bottom three.