Selling Alex Pritchard Would Be a Mistake for Tottenham Hotspur

This summer looms as one of the more significant in Tottenham's recent history.

Having surprised most observers by qualifying for the Champions League group stage directly by virtue of an unexpected third-place finish, Spurs face a number of far-reaching decisions.

In recent memory, only the summer of 2010 offered a comparable level of importance.

Tottenham arguably made the wrong moves then. Despite signing Rafael van der Vaart, they failed to adequately strengthen the squad for the rigours of Champions League football and dropped out of the top four the next season.

Predictably, transfer rumour-mongers have moved into overdrive and dozens of players have been linked with a move to north…