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The younger generations of the Lewis family have ushered in a new era

Power game: Vivienne Lewis alongside Daniel Levy, the former Tottenham executive chairman, at the match against Burnley in August

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When the Sky Sports cameras pan to the directors' box at the London Stadium on Saturday evening, there will be a noticeable change.

Daniel Levy, a near-permanent presence at Tottenham matches over the past 25 years, will not be in attendance.

The decision of the Spurs ownership to remove him as the club's executive chairman over the international break has ushered in a new era.

It is the younger generations of the Lewis family who were responsible for Levy's departure and they are expected to be an increasingly visible force at Spurs in the weeks ahead.

Joe Lewis in the stands at Tottenham

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Vivienne Lewis, Joe's daughter, was on the pre-season tour in the summer and attended the opening match of the season against Burnley.

More is set to be seen of Charles, her brother, as well as son-in-law Nick. Exactly who attends the match against West Ham has not been confirmed, but the family will be represented in the stands.

Who is Vivienne Lewis?

Vivienne, 63, is the daughter of Joe Lewis and has been the most visible member of the family in recent months.

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She attended Spurs' pre-season tour to Hong Kong and South Korea, and sat next to Levy in the front row of the directors' box for the match against Burnley last month.

Vivienne is senior managing director and sits on the board of Tavistock Group, which owns ENIC.

She has also chaired the group's golf and country club estates in Florida, as well as being involved in the running of the family's hugely valuable private art collection.

Who else is involved?

Vivienne's brother Charles is also expected to become increasingly involved at Spurs.

He is a year younger and is also a senior managing director at Tavistock, sitting on the board.

Charles has overseen the Tavistock Restaurant Collection, leading more than 150 award-winning restaurants across North and South America.

The third member of the family who is expected to be seen more is Nick Beucher.

Peter Charrington, the new non-executive chairman of Tottenham

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He is co-chief executive of Tavistock, along with Levy's son Josh, and heads strategy and investment initiatives around the world.

Nick is the husband of Vivienne's daughter, Joanna Beucher. He has had an increasingly significant role at Spurs and is expected to be seen at matches in the weeks and months ahead.

Though not part of the family, Peter Charrington has strong ties to them and has been appointed as the club's new non-executive chairman.

He joined the board at Spurs in March and is a trusted adviser to the Lewis family, serving as a director at ENIC.

Charrington has previously worked for Citibank for 26 years, including six as chief executive officer.

Vinai Venkatesham, Spurs' chief executive officer, said of Charrington's position: "What Peter's role is that he will be non-executive chairman, and that means he won't be involved in the club on a full-time basis and he won't be involved in the club on a day-to-day basis and his model is all around empowerment.

"He will be empowering us on the ground to get on with things, but of course he will be leading the board and will be a very important part of the club going forward."

Venkatesham has taken on the day-to-day running of Tottenham and insists there will be a smooth transition to the new structure.

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Ange Postecoglou has admitted that he knew he was going to lose his job at Tottenham before leading them to Europa League success.

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The Australian was sacked at the end of last season, just a few weeks after Spurs beat Manchester United in Bilbao to lift a first trophy since 2008.

However, Tottenham finished 17th in the Premier League having lost 22 of their 38 matches, and the decision was made by the club to part ways with Postecoglou.

The 60-year-old has secured a swift return to the Premier League this week by taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo at Nottingham Forest, and in his first press conference at the club was asked to reflect on Spurs' decision to sack him.

"It wasn't great," Postecoglou said. "I knew it was coming so it wasn't a surprise, that's one thing. I knew it was coming a fair way before the final.

“But we won it and we had the parade, it was a great three days. I didn't want it to tarnish that.

"But after that I kind of knew it was done. From my perspective, you have the chance to process that.

“Whether I feel it was unjust, other people made those decisions, made those determinations. That's up to them, you'd have to ask them their reasoning for it.

"What I do know is I had two years where it was very, very challenging but I worked with some fantastic people in the football department."

Postecoglou was a popular figure among the Spurs squad and wrote himself into the history books as the first manager to win a European trophy for the club since 1984.

He is set to make his first return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in March next year and is likely to receive a warm reception from the home supporters in north London, with Postecoglou enjoying regular reminders of what Europa League success meant to the fanbase.

"The supporters, we put them through some tough times," Postecoglou said. "But there isn't a Spurs supporter that I come across now that doesn't want to hug me and take me home for dinner, so I must have done something right.

"Ultimately, that's what we do it for. I'm very proud of what we achieved there and it will always take a special place in my heart.

"How it ended, I don't really think about it a lot. To be fair, I've done it a couple of times myself.

“I left Celtic and I'm sure they were disappointed. I left Yokohama and they were disappointed. You understand that's part of the business we're in.

"That's ok, it's allowed me to move into this and maybe these things happen for a reason."

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Vivienne Lewis with Daniel Levy, weeks before his removal as Spurs chairman

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You may be forgiven for thinking there had been a full takeover at Tottenham, with talk publicly and privately of a new era, of grand ambitions and an exciting future following the departure of Daniel Levy after almost 25 years.

Spurs announced that Levy had “stepped down’ but this was not his decision. The younger generations of the Joe Lewis family hold the power and wielded the axe.

The target for the post-Levy era is “more wins, more often”, in the words of a source close to the family.

Chief executive Vinai Venkatesham will run Spurs day-to-day and in an interview this week he too pushed the party line.

Spurs chief executive Vinai Venkatesham with Levy before his exit

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“This is a new era for the club under new leadership, completely backed by a majority shareholder, the Lewis family,” Venkatesham declared.

Levy’s exit was largely popular among the Spurs supporters, who had tired of his leadership.

However, the Lewis family remain in control of Spurs, just as they were a week ago when Levy was still in post. Just as they have been for the past 24 years, a period that has delivered only two trophies and for which Levy eventually paid the price.

Spurs may now find it easier to deal with certain Premier League clubs who had become fed up at negotiating with Levy.

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It is hard to believe, though, that his transfer philosophy was at odds with the ownership’s wishes. That he was so powerful for so long was a big nod of approval.

Levy was still allowed to lead Spurs’ transfer business this summer, even after Venkatesham’s arrival. His departure, therefore, and a reshuffle upstairs is not enough to deliver success. The Lewis family must decisively back the club.

A slicker boardroom structure, combined with the club’s world-class facilities and strong financial health, makes Spurs an incredibly attractive proposition for potential investors.

However, the Lewis family have ruled out selling Spurs, rejecting two recent approaches.

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One of those came from Amanda Staveley’s PCP International Finance, though the group are believed to still be monitoring the situation.

Takeover rules mean PCP cannot return with an offer for six months, but that would change if invited to talks by Spurs or if another party made a formal bid.

The takeover talk will continue, for all the Lewis family insist they are going nowhere.

Levy spoke last year about discussions over minority investment in Spurs, but it is understood that is not currently a priority.

Financial backing, then, will likely have to come via a cash injection from the Lewis family.

Doing so ahead of the January window is a possibility and would be a major statement of intent.

Asked about potential investment, Venkatesham joked: “I need to try and answer your question without leading to a whole load of ‘transfer war chest’ stories tomorrow.”

Venkatesham insisted the club have the “firm backing” of the Lewis family, but a war chest is required to get Spurs competing for major honours.

That should not be unattractive to the owners. Investment would make consistent success - their stated ambition - more realistic, and in turn raise the club’s valuation should the family change their stance on selling.

For now, there will be no sale and the children and grandchildren of Joe Lewis will seek to convince fans that a page really has been turned.

Joe’s daughter Vivienne was on the pre-season tour to Hong Kong and South Korea and was alongside Levy for the Burnley match last month.

Her brother Charles and son-in-law Nick are also key figures, who will be seen more.

The family have stayed in the background during their time at Spurs, but a decision has been made to be increasingly visible.

There is no desire to be involved in the day-to-day running of the club, but family members will be in the stands for Saturday’s trip to West Ham.

More visibility will bring added scrutiny. Levy took the flak for more than two decades, with few knowing who the influential members of the Lewis family were.

Now, though, cameras will pan up to the directors’ box and make clear where the power lies.

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Tottenham hope the international break has seen a few players edge closer to returning from injury, including Dominic Solanke.

The striker has played a bit-part role so far this summer after picking up an injury at the start of pre-season, and then another just before the season hiatus.

Elsewhere, Yves Bissouma and summer signing Kota Takai have not yet been able to play a single competitive minute, but Radu Dragusin has returned to training.

Dejan Kulusevski gave everyone a gruesome update on his rehabilitation. Here‘s all the latest Tottenham injury news.

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Tottenham continue to assess Dominic Solanke after an ankle injury ruled him out of the 1-0 loss to Bournemouth before the international break.

Thomas Frank said at the time : “Yeah got a minor issue with his ankle. That’s been a little bit grumbling also in the pre-season.

“It’s just too much for this game and now we have international break so hopefully he can be ready after that.”

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The hope is that Solanke will be fit and available for selection to face West Ham this weekend.

Potential return date: September 13, 2025 vs West Ham (A)

Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma remains sidelined with an injury, which may have derailed his summer move away from Spurs.

The midfielder is yet to play any competitive minutes this season, having initially been left out of the Spurs squad to face Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup for disciplinary reasons, and then he picked up an injury in training ahead of the Premier League opener against Burnley.

Speaking ahead of the defeat to Bournemouth, Thomas Frank suggested a return is not too far away.

He told reporters: “He's out for the next game. I don't have a specific timeline for him, but I don't think it will be that long.”

Bissouma had agreed a move to Galatasaray in August but the deal never advanced amid concerns over the player’s fitness.

Potential return date: Late September

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Dejan Kulusevski shocked fans during the international break with a graphic update on his recovery from a serious knee injury.

Captioned "warning for sensitive content ... thank god it happened so I could see it clear", Kulusevski posted an image of behind his knee cap, taken during surgery.

Despite the gruesome imagery, Kulusevski is upbeat over his ongoing recovery but suggested he would not return until early 2026.

"The status is great, " he told Viaplay. "I wake up every day with the same hunger.

"I will be back in the very, very near future. If everything goes according to plan, I am very confident that I will be back in two-three months."

Potential return date: Early 2026

Radu Dragusin

There was a surprise face on the Tottenham training pitches this week as Radu Dragusin joined training with those not on international duty.

The 23-year-old has been out since suffering an ACL injury in February. but has stepped up his recovery in recent weeks and is now ready to participate in first-team training.

Long-term absentee: Radu Dragusin

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However, Dragusin has been left out of Spurs' squad for the league phase of the Champions League and head coach Thomas Frank has suggested that the defender could still be a couple of months away from being in contention to play.

"Of course it is an ACL," Frank said before the international break.

"I'm always a little bit more, not worried but just aware that it takes time. When you've been out of football for nine months, you know, you need to get in. It's not enough to have a six-week pre-season.

"You need to take a little bit more time, but it's positive and and some surprise and come back quicker, of course."

Potential return date: Late 2025

Kota Takai

Summer signing Kota Takai is yet to feature for Spurs after picking up a plantar fascia issue.

Takai missed early-summer friendlies against Reading, Wycombe and Luton, before Thomas Frank confirmed: "Kota got a plantar fascia injury, unfortunately we don't know the scale of it - weeks."

Potential return date: Unknown

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James Maddison is set to miss most, if not all, of the 2025-26 campaign after rupturing his ACL in pre-season.

The injury came in a pre-season friendly against Newcastle, and he has since undergone surgery.

Spurs have not put a timeframe on how long Maddison will be out but he is set for a long spell on the sidelines, but he is expected to miss much of this season.

A club statement read: “His surgery will take place in the coming days and, following that, James will then begin his rehabilitation with our medical team.

“Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur wishes James a full and speedy recovery. We will be supporting him every step of the way.”

Potential return date: April 2026

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Thomas Frank has indicated that “success” in his first season as Tottenham manager will hinge on attaining sustainability and strength.

The Dane has won two and lost one of his first three Premier League games since his move from Brentford in the summer, and he also oversaw Spurs’ penalty defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup.

The former Brentford boss has already made his mark at his new club, omitting midfielder Yves Bissouma from the Super Cup squad for persistent lateness, and he made some big calls to leave the Malian international and new signing Mathys Tel out of his Champions League squad.

Frank has previously emphasised the need for time to allow his project to take hold at Spurs, and, in his first term at the helm, he insists that the focus is not trophies, but sustainability.

“I want us to consistently perform at our highest level each and every game.

“If we can do that, we will win enough games to get us into a place where we want to be, so that’s the aim.

“I have been in the Premier League for four years now, it is so competitive and relentless. Every team, player and manager is so good you have to be on it every time you step on the pitch.

“I know everyone wants to talk about the future but, for me, the most important thing is the here and now.

“It is easy to talk about the months and years to come – we need to think about what we are building in this moment as that is what we can control.”

Spurs return to action after the international break with a trip to West Ham this Saturday, eager to put their disappointing 1-0 home defeat by Bournemouth behind them.

Frank said after the loss that he understood the boos that rang around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, admitting that his side had not “hit the level we should”.

Now, he will prepare his side for a visit to the London Stadium, against a West Ham team buoyed by a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest last time out.

Postecoglou is guaranteed to face his former club at least twice this season

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Ange Postecoglou has been confirmed as the new Nottingham Forest head coach, meaning a reunion with Tottenham is on the cards.

Postecoglou has agreed to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked by Forest on Monday night, at the City Ground with an official announcement coming on Tuesday.

A statement reads: “Nottingham Forest is delighted to confirm the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as the Club’s First Team Head Coach.

“Postecoglou has been in management for over 25 years, arriving on Trentside with experience of regularly competing and winning trophies at the highest level.”

Meanwhile, owner Evangelos Marinakis, said: “We are bringing a coach to the Club who has a proven and consistent record of winning trophies. His experience of coaching teams at the highest level, along with his desire to build something special with us at Forest, makes him a fantastic person to help us on our journey and achieve consistently all our ambitions.

“After gaining promotion to the Premier League, then building consistently season after season to secure European football, we now must take the right step to compete with the very best and challenge for trophies. Ange has the credentials and the track-record to do this, and we are excited he is joining us on our ambitious journey."

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This marks Postecoglou’s first job in management since leaving Spurs shortly after last season’s Europa League final win over Manchester United, thus winning the club's first trophy in 17 years.

While Postecoglou can look forward to facing Arsenal in his first game in charge of Forest this weekend, many Tottenham fans are sure to have circled the date for the 60-year-old’s return to north London.

When will Postecoglou return to Tottenham?

As things currently stand, Postecoglou’s first return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since his departure is pencilled in for Saturday, March 21, 2026.

That said, he doesn’t have to wait too long for a reunion with his former club as Spurs are due to visit the City Ground 12 days before Christmas.

However, that Premier League fixture is likely to be rearranged for Sunday, December 14, 2025, due to Forest being in Europa League action away at Utrecht on the Thursday.

The only other scenario where Forest and Spurs could play each other before December is if they draw each other in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup which takes place the week beginning October 27.

Forest and Tottenham take on Swansea and Doncaster respectively in round three of the cup competition later this month, so will have to successfully come through those ties to be in the hat for the fourth round draw.

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Tottenham's record goalscorer Harry Kane paid tribute to "fantastic chairman" Daniel Levy following his recent exit.

Levy is understood to have been asked to stand down from his position last week following a review of operations at the north London club, ending a 24-year stint in charge.

Kane, who came through the ranks at Spurs, saw first hand how Levy transformed the club off the pitch with the building of their new stadium and unrivalled training ground.

But he also witnessed the other side as he was part of a title-challenging team which Levy chose not to strengthen in 2018, while also falling foul of one of football's most notoriously difficult negotiators when trying - and failing - to leave for Manchester City in the summer of 2021.

The 32-year-old eventually got a move to Bayern Munich in 2023 and is surprised that Levy's time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is over.

"Obviously, it's a bit of a surprise, if I'm honest," he said. "I didn't expect it, didn't see that coming.

"Daniel has been a fantastic chairman for Tottenham in the 20 years or so he's been there.

"Considering where the club was and where it is now, I think it's been a big change, not just on the pitch, but off the pitch as well.

"At any stage there's always going to be change in clubs, and change in the higher positions.

"Obviously I don't know too much about why or what happened. All I can say is I wish Daniel all the best in whatever's next for him.

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"We obviously built a relationship over the time we had together. I'm sure at some stage we'll catch up.

"Overall for Tottenham, it's a new chapter they're trying to create now."

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Kane has been one of many victims of an outspoken Michael Owen, who claimed during an interview with Rio Ferdinand that Kane was "nuts" for joining Bayern two years ago when he had the Premier League goalscoring record in view.

But the England captain took a diplomatic view, insisting his move to Germany was also about playing at the highest level.

"I heard it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion," Kane said. "I've spent a bit of time with him but don't know him well. Obviously he is a Premier League great and an England great as well so I'll respect him as a person.

"But ultimately, as he will know, everyone's career is different - everyone's decisions and motivations are different.

"I know he was insinuating I went just for the trophy but it was to be at the highest level for as long as possible and I'm really happy in that sense of playing big games, title runs, big Champions League matches, Club World Cup quarter-final.

"I feel I'm improving as a player, I'm pushing my limits as a player in terms of goalscoring and just improving.

"It's hard not to hear things these days but the decisions are best for me and I'm really happy that I made that decision and very happy at Bayern Munich now."

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Tottenham chief executive Vinai Venkatesham has insisted Tottenham will have the "financial backing" of their owners in upcoming transfer windows.

It has been a period of significant change off the pitch for Spurs, with Venkatesham only beginning work at the start of the summer but now responsible for the day-to-day running of the club.

That increased responsibility comes after Daniel Levy's departure last week, bringing an end to almost 25 years as executive chairman.

It was a decision made by the Lewis family, who own a majority share in Spurs and remain committed long-term to the club, despite recent interest from two groups in a takeover.

A lack of success on the pitch was the driving factor behind Levy's removal, with the Lewis family hoping a new era brings "more wins, more often".

In an interview with Spurs' in-house media team, Venkatesham was asked whether supporters can expect increased investment from the owners as a result of the boardroom changes.

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"So I need to try and answer your question without leading to a whole load of transfer war chest stories tomorrow," Venkatesham joked.

“It’s very fair to say that we have firm backing from the Lewis family against our ambitions to be successful on the pitch, both on the men’s and women’s side.

"They know that’s going to require investment, and we have their firm backing.”

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According to research from football finance expert Kieran Maguire, Spurs were the most profitable club in the Premier League during Levy's tenure.

While Venkatesham spoke of the club being backed in the transfer market, he also made it clear that there will not be a complete departure from the sustainable approach that Levy oversaw.

"I would also say, like all other 20 Premier League clubs, we also need to make sure that we're also cognisant and aware of the financial fair play rules," Venkatesham said.

"That means we need to continue to grow our revenues. We need to continue to develop players both from the academy and young players that we buy. We need to make sure that we're selling players at the right time.

"And we also need to make sure that every time we're recruiting a player we're making smart decisions, both from a sporting perspective and a financial perspective.

"If you don't do that, because of how the financial regulations work, you can find yourself in a position where you've got money to spend but the regulations don't allow you to spend it.

"To summarise, absolutely, there's financial backing against the ambitions we have. Like every other club in the Premier League, we need to do that in line with the financial fair play rules."

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Levy's departure, viewed as the final step in the boardroom restructure, came just a few months on from the Europa League triumph in Bilbao.

That, however, was only the second trophy of his tenure and Venkatesham has targeted more consistent success as he plots a path towards competing with the domestic and continental elite.

"We saw in May in Bilbao what that next step is," Venkatesham continued.

"That next step is competing and ultimately winning major trophies. We've had a taste of that, it's even better than you imagined. You realise the club is even bigger than you thought it was and you're hungry for more.

"That's what everybody associated with this football club is hungry for - more nights like that."

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The investment vehicle led by Amanda Staveley has confirmed that it does not intend to make an offer for Tottenham.

A statement from Spurs late on Sunday night declared that the club had received two "separate preliminary expressions of interest".

One of those was from a Chinese consortium led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng, while the other came from Staveley's PCP International Finance.

Spurs said in a statement: "The Board of the club and ENIC confirm that Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale and ENIC has no intention to accept any such offer to acquire its interest in the club."

As expected, PCP stated on Monday that it “does not intend to make an offer for Tottenham”.

Takeover rules state that the company cannot now make an offer for the club within the next six months.

Staveley and her husband, Mehrdad Ghodoussi, took a 10 per cent stake in Newcastle when they played a key role in the takeover of the club in 2021. That share became diluted and the pair left the club last summer.

Reports in recent months have suggested that Staveley has been talking to potential backers about a bid for Spurs.

Joe Lewis, the majority owner of ENIC, transferred control of his stake in Spurs to a family trust in 2022.

Sources close to the Lewis family insist that there are no plans to sell the club, despite speculation intensifying after Daniel Levy's departure as executive chairman after almost 25 years.