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Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has explained how five people at the club will decide the summer transfer business done.

Spurs brought in Steven Bergwijn and Gedson Fernandes in the January transfer window, while making Giovani Lo Celso's loan move from Real Betis a permanent switch.

Head coach Jose Mourinho has made it clear that he expects to have a more balanced squad to compete next season for the Premier League title and Levy has explained the process the club will continue to use to discuss and sign players this summer.

Levy and the club's board met with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust on Monday last week and in the minutes of the meeting, held at Lilywhite House, the club's offices alongside their stadium, the process was detailed.

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"Daniel Levy explained that the process is unchanged. The chief scout Steve Hitchen; the head coach Jose Mourinho; the chairman; the head of the academy John McDermott (if it concerned a youth player) along with the head of football administration Rebecca Caplehorn were involved in the process," read the minutes.

"Steve Hitchen and Jose Mourinho would discuss what areas needed strengthening and who might be an option, considering age, salary expectations, nationality, language etc.

"The list would be narrowed down and then presented to Daniel Levy. The list would be put in order and they’d then see what was possible.

"Daniel Levy stressed how difficult it was to do a transfer both in and out, especially considering that the liquidity in the market has decreased."

When trust co-chairman Martin Cloake asked how Tottenham had managed to get into a situation where Harry Kane was the only senior striker on the books, the minutes detailed Levy's response.

"Daniel Levy said there are lots of attacking players in the squad," they read. "The club was disappointed not to be able to bring in another striker but pleased they were able to bring in another attacking player in the recent window."

Spurs have also struggled in recent seasons to move on unwanted players, which has then caused problems in bringing new signings in to a bloated squad.

Executive director Donna Maria Cullen is mentioned in the meeting minutes as saying: "Being with a London-based club that plays in Europe regularly can make it more difficult for players to find other clubs to move to because they have minimum expectations."