Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is preparing to offer up a reality check by telling chairman Daniel Levy that he will need a stronger squad to keep the club punching above their weight next season.

Pochettino is on course to guide Spurs into the Champions League for a second successive campaign, despite the fact their transfer budget, for fees and wages, is dwarfed by all of their rivals.

With Chelsea, Manchester United and City all preparing to spend big and changes expected at Arsenal and Liverpool, Pochettino knows he faces a tough task to keep moving Tottenham forwards.

The Argentine enjoys an extremely close relationship with Levy, who shares many of his ideas, and understands that the move to the new stadium means he cannot expect to be given a huge transfer budget.

But Pochettino will tell Levy that he needs a stronger squad next season and that the club will need to perform well in the summer transfer window to help him combine Premier League and European campaigns.