Jamie Carragher has been proven right about Tottenham and Daniel Levy after Cristian Romero rant

Cristian Romero has echoed Jamie Carragher's concerns about Tottenham Hotspur in a brutally honest interview. Six years ago, the ex-Liverpool defender slammed Daniel Levy for his lack of ambition - after the Lilywhites didn't strengthen their squad in the summer transfer window.

Despite finishing third in the Premier League in 2018, Tottenham chose not to welcome any new faces to the club. Instead, they promoted Oliver Skipp into the first-team and offloaded a few players; Josh Onomah (loan), Cameron Carter-Vickers (loan), as well as Georges-Kevin N'Koudou (loan in January) and Mousa Dembélé (sale in January).

Meanwhile, Chelsea forked out almost £200million, smashing the transfer record for a new goalkeeper, a holding midfielder and an exciting young winger. As for Arsenal, meanwhile, they didn't spend quite as much but they still brought in five new players to bolster Unai Emery's side.

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Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher claimed Spurs were satisfied with simply qualifying for the Champions League rather than stepping out of their comfort zone, and pushing to win silverware. Six years ago, the former Liverpool defender shared the same concerns as Romero effectively has this week.

Carragher said: "Tottenham didn't recruit in the summer and the team we're looking at now, I feel as if that was the team I was watching two years ago, which was brilliant, [and it] almost won the title.

"You stand still, you fall behind and I don't think it's sustainable what they spend in the transfer market and getting into the Champions League year-in, year-out. That is not down to the great business sense of the club or the board.

"That's to do with the brilliance of [Mauricio] Pochettino, and the players that they have at this moment, and what he's actually getting out of them. [Liverpool] are trying to win the league.

"I think Tottenham are happy with top-four and it's just like, [we've] got the money for the top-four, that'll pay for the stadium, pay for this - that'll mean we don't have to spend much. We don't need to sign anyone in the summer because we've got this good squad with new contracts."

Six years on and Spurs star Romero has been singing from the same hymn sheet. Speaking to Spanish broadcaster Telemundo Deportes, following Tottenham's 4-3 defeat to London rivals Chelsea, he attributed the club's downfall to their lack of competitiveness in the transfer market.

"Manchester City competes every year," said Romero, as quoted and translated from Spanish by the BBC. "You see how Liverpool strengthens its squad, Chelsea strengthens their squad, doesn't do well, strengthens again and now they're seeing results.

"Those are the things to try imitate. You have to realise that something is going wrong, hopefully, they [the board] realise it. The last few years, it's always the same - first the players, then the coaching staff changes, and it's always the same people responsible.

"Hopefully they realise who the true responsible ones are and we move forward because it's a beautiful club that, with the structure it has, could easily be competing for the title every year."