Martin Jol has spoken publicly for the first time about the friction in his relationship with Tottenham's director of football, Damien Comolli, during his time in charge at White Hart Lane and has said his position there was undermined by Comolli's transfer dealings.
Jol, sacked by Spurs last week and now a leading candidate to take over at PSV Eindhoven, had wanted to bring in two experienced players in the summer, including a left-winger, and was unhappy with the purchases made by Comolli.
He was presented with signings which included Darren Bent, Younes Kaboul and Kevin-Prince Boateng.
"I felt the squad would be unbalanced with these signings and it proved to be the case," Jol told The Sun.
"The funny thing is the new manager will probably come to the same conclusion and the club will go out in January and buy the two players I felt we needed."
Jol said he realised before the start of this season he could be on borrowed time. His relationship with Comolli was strained and he felt the club were putting potential future profit ahead of short-term requirements.
"When Frank Arnesen was director of football we spoke together about the players to bring to the club," he said.
"But I did not have the same relationship with the next man. I think the club wanted to invest in younger players because they wanted to make money on them in the future. The decisions were not being made for football reasons. I knew that in the summer and realised my position was becoming very difficult."