Harry Kane saga leaves Tottenham paying the price for Daniel Levy’s ‘ego’ — again

[mawspurs]

Earlier this summer, when there was still the feeling that Manchester United might come in for Harry Kane, it was put to one figure at the club that Bayern Munich were very confident of getting him.

"They have no experience of dealing with Daniel Levy," came the response. The German champions have since found out the very hard way.

Source: Independent

 

[Japhet]

They seem to think we should have sold for 80m and given ourselves an extra fortnight. If we'd have done that we still wouldn't be any further along, and probably still trying for Van de Ven as the price continues to climb.

 

[Phantom]

I don't believe it has anything at all to do with his ego, it will be interesting to see if other chairman who try to extract the best price from another club also faces the same criticism. Brighton had big money offers for a player as well, should they have just accepted it immediately?

I am not saying that DL is not at least partially at fault for the situation, but I think it has a lot more to do with these things not being that straightforward and the natural course of negotiations. Sure he could have taken the money sooner, but people would have criticised him for selling Kane cheaply.

You can be critical of some of the hires he has made and some of the sackings. But I don't believe this situation has anything to do with ego.

 

[barry]

The reporter seems like a punk. Bet he's a United fan. Terrible article

 

[shao]

Levy didn't back Poch. Simple.

 

[SPURSLIFE]

I don't believe it has anything at all to do with his ego, it will be interesting to see if other chairman who try to extract the best price from another club also faces the same criticism. Brighton had big money offers for a player as well, should they have just accepted it immediately?

I am not saying that DL is not at least partially at fault for the situation, but I think it has a lot more to do with these things not being that straightforward and the natural course of negotiations. Sure he could have taken the money sooner, but people would have criticised him for selling Kane cheaply.

You can be critical of some of the hires he has made and some of the sackings. But I don't believe this situation has anything to do with ego.

I agree I don't think it was anything to do with ego and I am not a fan of Levy by any means, quite the opposite in fact. However I do believe that Levy hung on as long as he did, one for the best price obviously but I think he was hoping that he could get Kane to change his mind and stay and I think he nearly did.

 

[Cinemattis]

According to the Forbes list over the richest/most valuable teams in football (from May this year), Bayern is #6 valued at $4.86b - that is approx $2.1 billion dollars more than Spurs at #9.

That they started the bidding at £60m was not a joke, it was an offense. They could have coughed up the money weeks ago.

That Spurs and Levy didn’t want to let England’s captain and all time goal scorer, the all time club and second of all time PL top scorer go for anything but the prize we had set: all other notions is plain stupid.

I want Levy and Enic out, but I want stupid and biased “journalists” out even more.

 

[guiltyparty]

Yeah this is bullshit. Reads like a hit piece

 

[Locotoro]

So Bayern's first bid was a report €60m and by the end of the summer they have ended up paying at least £100m plus an additional £20m in add ons. And some how Levy has done a bad job?

 

[stoddle]

Obligatory article with examples to fit a hackneyed narrative. We all know what Daniel Levy can be like but this time i think he's got it bang on. If it hadn't been the Independent one of the other broadsheets would have run a similar story.

 

[fridgemagnet]

Levy didn't back Poch. Simple.

He did at one stage that's why we've had N'dombele for however long it's been and Jannson (sp?)

Nothing is purely black & white in this whole ENIC/Levy era, somethings they've excelled at others they've been terrible at.

What they've really screwed up is one not acknowledging/fixing their weaknesses and two never managing to align the growth off the field and infrastructure with the on the field structure.

Luck plays it's part in some things but you create your own luck. Levy has wedded himself to FFP for a long time (I believe he's even part of the next lot coming in) where he's failed is believing everyone else will play by those rules and I think he's being very naive on that (especially as football seems to be influxed by more and more Middle Eastern wealth)

He's also totally risk averse when it comes to playing staff, think back over the last eras from say Martin Jol to today, the number of opportunities where a tiny bit of of going that extra step would've seen a reward be that a cup or a league title.

I'm 40 something years old, been a Spurs fan since dad told me to and we have always been missing something going into most seasons. A GK, a defender, a full-back, a midfielder, a forward, a deeper bench, a coach/manager with half a clue.

I have been an advocate for DL despite all the nonsense, I switched during the Jose years towards if DL sticks to just the stadium and commercial side and leaves the football side alone that (at that moment) is the best I can be happy with, then we got the Nuno debacle and I was done with him and ENIC (especially after signing Conte and not backing him!)

Last season broke me, Ange from what little I've seen, heard through pre-season actually had me looking forward to football again having been falling out of love with game over the years (for reasons that aren't all DL and ENIC's fault)

I'll likely still watch our games as these players deserve the support (even those who I feel should be moved on but like as humans) but THFC, that shiny fantastic stadium, any event held there, all of those partners and sponsors of the club I love will not get one copper coin out of me until DL, that board and ENIC are gone! My family are Spurs fans and I've encouraged them to do the same (which sucks for my youngest nephew)

Years back when the stadiums first lot of plans got shelved, it was problems after problems then the archway and Stratford stuff went on anyway I think around this time the Caine Hoy (SP?) takeover rumours first appeared I said I hoped it wouldn't happen and that if I was ENIC I'd take the offer and run up North and buy the barcodes off Ashley for bugger all and they'd rake it in (one club city) now as I sit here I don't know if I wish that would've happened or not.

Yet strangely despite having no proper ties to the area other than supporting the club I hope DL/ENIC fulfils all those plans for the high road and surrounding area, the local community, their plan is far better than the council scheme. Yet please go, leave our club; maybe we end up with a tech twat owner or a brutal dictator who knows? All I know is their stay is over welcome and if I thought it before I'm airing it now, their reign should end with Kane's transfer!

P.S If I see one more D.Cullen word salad statement this season I think I may throw a boomerang at her head!

Sorry for the long post.

 

[jolsnogross]

As usual, Levy's apologists retrofit arguments in his favour for how things turn out. The fact is, he chose to sell our best player rather than let a new manager benefit from a season with a top goal scorer while he beds in to a new club and league. That was Levy's choice, not circumstances he had to respond to. Not to mention, levy is the reason why our best player decided he has to leave to fulfill ambitions.

Levy is a prick who has been making shit decisions for 2 decades that ensure Spurs don't compete. Or when we get lucky with a good manager, he undermines our progress because he thinks he knows better than good managers.