Tottenham might have only made four new signings over the summer, but they've also done the far more important business of tying down some of their biggest players to new deals.
Victor Wanyama, Vincent Janssen, Georges-Kévin N'Koudou and Moussa Sissoko have all rocked up at White Hart Lane this summer, with Pau Lopez joining on loan, but fans have been vocal in noting how that compares to volume of players recruited by other clubs.
Not to worry, though. Barely a day has passed without a key player putting pen to paper on a long-term contract.
But is there something fishy about the updates?
Here's Christian Eriksen signing his new deal
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/773174219333050368
Compare the photo to that of youngster Harry Winks
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/776702271421816832
And Eric Dier
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/775608757753700352
And, most recently, Dele Alli.
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/777794421370785792
Manager Mauricio Pochettino has what looks like an identical pose in all four photos, and he seems to be wearing the same suit and tie, with his hair and stubble both the same length.
Is it too much to suggest the club tied down all four players on the same day, before rolling out the announcements in case the fans needed cheering up further down the line?
Like, for example, in the days after a Champions League defeat at home to Monaco.
It's certainly occurred to a few other people.
https://twitter.com/DanielHarris/status/777811636774133761
https://twitter.com/benlyt/status/777802033566998529
Naturally, they'd need to throw in a different photo in among the identical ones, just to throw people off the scent.
They're not stupid, after all.
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/776828064470798336
Of course, there is another option. Perhaps Pochettino wasn't even there for any of them, and it's a very convincing cardboard cutout combined with some smart video editing around the announcements.
That would certainly explain this...
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/775605057932894208
The plot thickens.
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