Fabio Paratici has five Tottenham transfers to sanction to hand Antonio Conte dream defence

Antonio Conte's Tottenham team could hit the ground running at the start of the Premier League season thanks to the club's summer transfer business. Late movers in the market in recent years, the Lilywhites have made a real statement ahead of the new campaign and teams will not be looking forward to coming up against them.

The perfect scenario going into a new season is that a club has done the majority of their recruitment by then and new signings have had sufficient time to work with the players and manager, although it is very rarely the case for many in the game. Making five new signings prior to jetting off on their summer tour of South Korea, the Lilywhites added their sixth on Tuesday morning with Djed Spence's move from Middlesbrough completed.

Conte and his team now have a good amount of time to work with the new additions and get them up to speed before their Premier League opener against Southampton. Spurs aren't done in the market just yet, however, and we could well see more movement in terms of incomings before the transfer deadline on Thursday, September 1.

Fabio Paratici is two transfers away from finalising Antonio Conte's Tottenham summer priority

Fabio Paratici has made some key changes in defence this summer for Conte, bringing wing-backs Ivan Perisic and Spence to the club, as well as the arrival of centre-back Clement Lenglet on a season-long loan deal from Barcelona. So what else do Tottenham need to do in defence before the window slams shut? takes a look.

Outgoings are very much the priority at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium now due to the amount of players coming in. Conte has plenty of options to pick from in defence as things stand but it is vital that some are moved on so they can get regular