Tottenham Hotspur and Coventry City are the only two teams without a Premier League goal after four matches, marking Spurs' worst-ever goalscoring start to a season. Despite signing central defender Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton & Hove Albion, the issue lies in attack. Van Hecke's transfer is implicitly linked to the departure of 19-year-old Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham to Brighton for approximately £46 million. Vuskovic, a Croatian talent, never played a first-team game for Spurs but is now thriving at Brighton alongside Lewis Dunk under coach Fabian Hurzeler. Brighton's strategy involves developing and selling players like Vuskovic for significant profit. The article suggests Tottenham might regret letting Vuskovic go, drawing a parallel to William Saliba's successful development at Arsenal after multiple loans, highlighting the importance of long-term squad planning.