Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris and defender Eric Dier have called on the club to take advantage of their Champions League qualification.
Spurs secured a top-four finish on the final day of the Premier League season, beating Norwich City 5-0 to finish fourth ahead of rivals Arsenal.
They have not competed in the Champions League since the 2019-20 campaign, when they were knocked out at the round-of-16 stage by RB Leipzig.
This season, Spurs played in the inaugural Europa Conference League this season, while in the 2020-21 campaign they competed in the Europa League.
Dier, who has been at the club since 2014, believes Tottenham must make the most of Champions League qualification.
“I think the club needs to take advantage of this moment, take advantage of this team and this manager,” he said.
“It’s in the club’s hands now. We’ve done our job and now it’s the club’s job this summer to do the best work they can.
“I'm sure they’ll try to do the best they can to put us in a position next season for us and the manager to continue to push on and get better and better.”
Head coach Antonio Conte has guided them to a return to Europe’s premier club competition, having been ninth when his predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked in November.
And Lloris, who signed a contract extension until 2024 in January, recognises the importance of Conte to this Tottenham side.
“I believe he knows exactly what he wants and needs. I believe there is huge confidence.
“It’s just about making decisions together now. I’m a player, we’re going to switch off from the club.
“We still have international duties but now it belongs to the main protagonists to make the right decisions, to prepare for next season as well as we can. Then we’ll come back with desire and ambition.”
Spurs have already started on their summer plans. The Athletic reported on Saturday that they are looking to sign Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster as a back-up to Lloris.
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