Revealed: What Tottenham are doing to remove the last remnants of Daniel Levy
Tottenham are working hard to remove the last remnants of the Daniel Levy era following his departure.
At the beginning of September, Levy stepped down from his position as executive chairman after 24 years in the role.
However, it later came out that the 63-year-old was effectively sacked by Spurs’ majority owners, the Lewis family, who wanted a new leadership structure.
Vinai Venkatesham, who joined Tottenham earlier this year as CEO, has now taken on more control as a result of the change.
Tottenham moving away from Daniel Levy leadership model
After taking over from Levy, Venkatesham has reportedly assembled a six-man leadership team to take the club forward.
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that this is a defined move away from the Levy days, in which he had full control over operations.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness insisted that this is a very good change forHe told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “Provided everybody’s got their own area of expertise, I think six is about the maximum number you want on your senior leadership team. It’s probably about the most I’ve had, although I tried to keep it lower than that if possible.
“Matthew Collecott, who’s been around Spurs for ages, will be involved. I remember working with Matthew on their training ground, a good guy who knows the club inside out.
“Vinai (Venkatesham) is a good operator. He will be on top of the details, but he does work very closely with his senior leadership guys. I think he’s a very good leader.
“He’s a very, very knowledgeable guy as well. Well-liked, treats people well, but has a clear vision and can also drive things. He is across the detail and has a presence based on football knowledge.
So I think six is going to be okay, and I think people will understand their roles, their directions, and there’ll be no crossing of power and nobody trying to confuse things.
“I think they’ll be okay, and that’s probably one of the best things they could’ve done, that move within Spurs away from the Daniel Levy-only leadership model.”
Tottenham stand firm on sale stance
Following Levy’s departure, there was a lot of discussion around whether the Tottenham owners were looking to sell the club.
The 63-year-old still owns a 30 per cent stake in ENIC, who are the majority shareholders at Spurs.
However, Tottenham rejected a £4.5bn offer from American investor Brooklyn Earlick on 26 September after having made a statement in the summer affirming the club was not for sale.
Spurs are looking to move forward with their new leadership group in charge and continue to dismiss talk of a takeover.
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