Tottenham football chief Fabio Paratici has explained their deal for Pape Matar Sarr.

The youngster was signed last week and loaned back to Metz for the season.

Paratici told the club's website: "I think Pape is one of the most talented in Europe. Our job is not to look just at tomorrow, but maybe also past tomorrow or next year. This is our job, and I think we made a great signing. In all of Europe they speak about this, a lot of teams were interested, a lot of teams were there to sign (him), so we made a very good signing.

"He needs experience, he needs to play games, to stay in one team and play regularly - a great investment for the Club, and a great vision for the future."

On the club's general approach to the market, Paratici detailed their planning.

"We have natural changes," he continued. "We started on day one saying we have to rebuild, not build, because this team played in the Champions League Final two years ago, not 10 years ago, and eight of the 11 are the same in the starting XI. So, from our point of view, we have to reinvigorate these players and give the style of football and the spirit to the group, to be better than the last two seasons.

"We're not signing just for signing. This is the most difficult thing you have in the market, because in the market you are emotional. Also, you have the games in the last 15 days. It's difficult, don't be emotional, there are lot of opportunities, and you can take these opportunities, but you have to be logical. Our ideas were like this on day one - we arrive, not emotional, very straight, we buy young players; high-level players; international players, and we're happy that's what we did."