Former Tottenham defender William Gallas doubts his old club will be competitive in the Champions League next season.

Gallas, a member of the Spurs side that reached the last eight in 2010-11, is far from optimistic there will be a significant improvement from last season.

He said: “It was a big shame what happened to them last season but this Tottenham squad is a little too young for the Champions League.

“Against Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen in the group games, it showed that they needed more experience.

“The Champions League is different to the Premier League. You need experience, you need to be more clever and stay focussed.“