Though he does admit the squad he would inherit at Spurs is vastly different to what he first walked into nine years ago. Murphy added: "He's going back a better manager, he's going back after working with unbelievable footballers, with different types of attitudes and egos, which gives him a hell of a lot of experience in walking through the doors at Tottenham with a new squad of international Players.

"A bit different to the squad he inherited when he came from Southampton because a lot of them were young lads and he improved them and helped them mature, which is a different coaching job.

"This one he's walking in with the experience of being at PSG, he knows the club, the supporters like him, he knows the owner and how he works, he's not going to whinge about this money or that money. I mean, it's a no-brainer to me."

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