Tottenham Hotspur's transfer chief Fabio Paratici believes they have narrowed the gap to the top two in the Premier League.

Spurs, much like other sides in the division, are chasing Manchester City and Liverpool in a bid to win the title.

The above-mentioned duo have contested the league in the past few years, but Paratici believes Spurs are getting closer to that level through their work in the transfer market.

"One year ago I came here and if you remember my first words were we have to be better, build something important and arrive to be competitive," Paratici told SpursTV.

"I think we're in a good place, the gap has reduced. We finished in the table 20 points less than Liverpool and Manchester City so this gap is not possible to reduce in a small time but we're much better.

"Antonio [Conte] is one of the best coaches in the world, we signed players, we improved players but we have a long way in front of us."

He added: "It was a really good summer transfer window.

"We were all together to join our targets, so lucky to join our targets early and get the players ready for pre-season with Antonio to work with the team. Everything was good. "To do things early is just a question of having a vision."