They may not be the most successful team in the last 15 years, but Tottenham Hotspur he was blessed with ridiculously talented footballers.

For example, before his move to Bayern Munich, Harry Kane was arguably the best striker Premier League and formed one of the more attacking partnerships than Son Heung-min.

However, before those two years became the champions they are, one Spurs striker was the envy of the football world: Gareth Bale.

The Welsh legend was a force of nature for the Lilywhites and he finally got it a team with a world record £85mwhich was misused on seven hard-signed players, including one player who was supposed to be more talented than a player. Champions League winner, but now struggling in the Greek Super League.

Spurs are the best seven

Yes, with the money Bale sold, Daniel Levy and Co decided to throw the money at seven. new signings that summerand while some of them did not succeed, many did not.

For example, when Roberto Soldado and Paulinho arrived with a lot of hype, the first because of him Spain's best goalscoring record and lastly because compared to Frank Lampardno one gained much from this group.

Similarly, although none of them were dangerous, Nacer Chadli, Etienne Capoue and Vlad Chiriches all left the North Londoners within three years, without leaving any mark on the club.

However, although five of the seven arrivals left the opposition as flops, there were two that had good results.

First up is Christan Eriksen, arguably the best of the seven and making 305 appearances for the Lilywhites, scoring. 69 goals and 88 assists before leaving to join Inter Milan in January 2020.

The underrated final seven didn't fare as well as the Dane, but he stayed in North London for a long time and made his mark, although comparisons to Bale in the early days seem silly now that he's struggling. in the Greek Super League.

The former Spurs star is struggling in Greece

So, with six of the seven players already covered, it should come as no surprise that the player we're talking about is Erik Lamela.

The Argentine ace has joined the North Londoners approximately £25.8m at the end of August 2013and while he wasn't as revolutionary as Eriksen, he was more influential than the other five signings this summer.

In fact, to his credit, the Carapachay-born dynamo was the last man standing from the illustrious seven and completed the build-up. 257 club appearances before joining Sevilla as part of a exchange for July 2021.

In that form, the 32-year-old scored 37 goals, provided 44 assists and occasionally showed impressive performances, such as the winning goal against Puskas in the North London Derby.

Although these minutes helped to justify the money spent on him, he could not live up to the expectations of the public once he reached N17, especially after the club's legend Ossie Ardiles. he announced that he was "more talented than Bale."

Such comments seem very offensive these days, like after three intermediate seasons in Seville, 25 foreign countries joined Greek AEK Athens sideand although he was not miserable, he was not great either.

In 13 appearances in all competitionsThe former Spurs player failed to score a single goal and has just three assists, which is not what you would expect from someone of his caliber.

In the end, despite being a good employee at the club, Lamela could not live up to the expectations of him at Spurs, and it looks like that could happen to him again, this time in Greece.