Carr urges Spurs to spend

Stephen Carr has called on Tottenham to bring in big-name signings to boost the club's prospects next season.

Stephen Carr has called on Tottenham to bring in big-name signings to boost the club's prospects next season.

Boss Glenn Hoddle has already snapped up veterans Teddy Sheringham and Gus Poyet in the close season, as well as bringing in Yugoslav defender Goran Bunjevcevic.

England midfielder Darren Anderton recently committed himself to the club by signing a new four-year deal.

But Republic of Ireland international Carr - who has hinted he may have to follow Sol Campbell out of White Hart Lane to achieve his ambitions - wants to see some more new faces arrive at the club before the start of the new Premiership campaign next month.

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The defender told his personal website, www.icons.com: "Spurs have been relatively quiet in the transfer market so far and I don't think three new players is going to be enough.

"Gus and Teddy are both proven performers who know what it takes to win silverware, but I still feel we need more new players if we are to genuinely strengthen the squad enough to be able to cope with the kind of injury list which we had last season.

"The top teams have huge squads these days and Spurs have to look to buy more if we are to have any hope of competing.

"These days you need to spend £10 million to £15 million on individual players just to keep pace with the Premiership's top sides and Spurs haven't done that yet," Carr said.

-PA