Daniel Levy’s genius may have been underrated by Tottenham supporters.
Levy resigned from his role as Tottenham’s executive chairman in September after 25 years in the role, to the delight of a huge section of the fanbase.
Tottenham’s frugality in the market left supporters angry, with many feeling like they could have done more in the market.
However, his business acumen off the field cannot be questioned, especially after a new reveal on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that may leave rivals in awe.
Newcastle and other Premier League clubs realise Levy was a genius
John Wenham believes that Levy cannot be faulted for his decision off the field, and that rivals are learning about how good the businessman was, as they try to build their own new stadiums.
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He used the example of Newcastle, who are having issues when it comes to building a new home, away from St James’ Park, per Sky Sports.
Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, he said: “Daniel Levy, the businessman, 10 out of 10, on a whole, he was fantastic for Tottenham, bringing in the training ground, moving to a fantastic stadium, that was paid for at such low interest rates over a significant period of time.
“Where the likes of United, Birmingham, Villa, other clubs are planning new stadiums now, Newcastle and Chelsea are unable to get off the ground with it, and are realising the financial cost involved.
“Whereas, Tottenham got rates to borrow for 30 years, at like 1.4 per cent and stuff.”
Why was Levy so hated by Tottenham fans?
His financial decisions were the stuff of dreams, and have left Spurs in a brilliant place to capitalise after his exit, so why do supporters dislike Levy so much?
Wenham believes that it is because he refused to strengthen the squad on multiple occasions, when the Lilywhites were in great positions to push on.
He said: “You look at Levy, the football guy, and there is absolutely right to be frustration there, there has been multiple times that Tottenham could have pushed on and haven’t done so.
“We might be sitting here talking about Tottenham having at least one Premier League title under their belt, if they could have won it in the year when they battled with Leicester, or they could have won it the following year when they finished on 86 points.
“There have been times where a little bit more pushing could have really delivered, I know even under Harry Redknapp, there was a spell where we really pushed on.
“Instead of going out and pushing to get Carlos Tevez, who was reported to be available at the time, getting Louis Saha and Ryan Nelsen in on cheap, short-term deals, didn’t cut the mustard.
“There was a time when we had a midfield of Luca Modric, Gareth Bale, Aaron Lennon and Scott Parker, people will say ‘Scott Parker’, but he won the FWA Player of the Year that year, that is how good he is, as a holding midfielder.
“There were times when he could have pushed Tottenham on, and didn’t, and I think the feeling was when he moved on, it was the right time for all.”