Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted he was grateful he will not have to worry about Europa League qualifiers next season, when he hopes Spurs can go one better and seal a top-four berth.
In the final round of fixtures, Pochettino's side jumped above Liverpool into fifth spot by winning 1-0 at Everton thanks to yet another Harry Kane goal.
The PFA Young Player of the Year finished his breakthrough campaign with a 31st goal of the season for his club with a glancing header from Eric Dier's right-wing cross midway through the first period.
It was Kane's 21st in the Premier League, a figure which has also been reached by Jurgen Klinsmann, Teddy Sheringham and Gareth Bale in years gone by.
Tottenham's current talisman may now have to worry about a hectic summer due to his call up to the England under-21s squad for the European Championship, but a fifth-placed finish means Kane's club colleagues can at least look forward to an August without any Europa League qualifiers.
Asked about the value of finishing fifth, rather than sixth, Pochettino said: "It's very important because we are straight to the (Europa League) groups. For next season we have more time to prepare for the season and this is very important.
"Finishing above Liverpool, Southampton and Everton is a very, very good thing for Tottenham. From the beginning of the season we can see that the ambition was unbelievable in the club.
"For us, our (goal) next season is to try and improve our squad and try to fight from the beginning of the next season for the top four. It's a difficult thing but we need to be ambitious.''