4) Retain key men
The crucial thing about building a platform is keeping hold of the integral figures who got you this far.
Hugo Lloris is one of the best goalkeepers in Europe and, even though he penned a new long-term contract only last summer, the likely absence of Champions League football next term will almost certainly see illustrious suitors sniffing around in the coming months.
Eriksen has three years remaining on his deal, and is sure to sit on the wishlist of several top clubs despite his recent lull, while 29-goal hitman Harry Kane should be easy enough to retain this summer, having committed to a new five-and-a-half year contract in February and achieved cult status in the terraces.