Tottenham Hotspur have announced that after 24 years the longest serving chairman in the league will step away from his role at the club. Despite fan protests, the news comes as a surprise to many. However, it has now been revealed by the BBC that the decision was made by the Lewis family and not Levy Himself.
Daniel Levy stepping down as #thfc chairman was a decision that was taken out of his hands. Lewis' family feel success on the pitch had not been consistent enough under his stewardship. [BBC]
— Hotspur Related (@HotspurRelated) September 4, 2025
Fan Protests & Managers Galore
As previously mentioned, there have been protests against Daniel Levy’s position at the club for several years. Last season saw the largest fan protest yet, after a poor summer transfer window was followed by another brutal injury crisis. Despite this, the team managed to lift just the second trophy of Levy’s tenure. Ironically, Ange Postecoglou was removed shortly afterwards, despite delivering silverware
Sacking managers became one of Levy’s trademarks. Some of the most notable dismissals include:
Martin Jol, whose dismissal was leaked before a match and widely circulated among fans.
José Mourinho, sacked famously just days before a cup final.
Antonio Conte, removed after a furious post-match interview berating the club’s lack of ambition.
Ange Postecoglou, one of the most divisive managers in recent memory, dismissed despite winning a trophy.
Levy’s Off Pitch Legacy
Daniel Levy was often criticised for his transfer dealings at Tottenham having missed a number of high profile stars with names like Dybala, Bruno Fernandes, Eden Hazard and Luis Suarez to name a few but the most recent ones would be Eze & Morgan Gibbs-White.
Despite this, he will always be remembered for how he was able to take over a Spurs Team who were anything but remarkable in the early 2000s and help turn them into one of the most consistent European competitors in the Premier League and reach 2 major European cup finals.
Daniel's most notable feat will be the move into the clubs new stadium. For most sides moving into a new stadium can risk alienating members of the fan base due to location and proximity to the pitch as well as removing a part of your clubs history. This is most certainly not the case at Tottenham. However, the concourse is made out of the debris of the old stadium and was actually built on where the old ground stood tall for over 100 years.
As well as this, Tottenham are one of the most profitable teams in the league and one of the most valuable sports clubs in the world and should be considered the blueprint for clubs trying to stay sustainable while competing at the top.
Daniel Levy stepping down closes the book on one of football’s biggest Moneyball stories.
— Out of Context Football Manager (@nocontextfm1) September 4, 2025
When he took over, Spurs were valued at around £80m. Today they’re worth £3.3bn with revenues topping £550m a year.
All while keeping wages at just 42% of revenue, lower than every other… pic.twitter.com/ar27KYM3UF
Failure To Change
Despite Tottenham being one of the most valuable clubs we constantly failed to do what was necessary to take the next step on the pitch. After going unbeaten for a whole season at home and finishing second in the league, we saw Kyle Walker leave the club for Manchester City and had to adapt to a season at our temporary home at Wembley Stadium. We then proceeded to give ourselves a transfer ban and not sign a single player in the 18/19 transfer window and despite this Pochettino was able to guide us to our first Champions League final ever, we went on to lose 2-1 to Liverpool.
In the following summer Pochettino claimed a painful rebuild was needed. To kick start this we signed Tanguy Ndombele, Ryan Sessegnon and Giovanni Lo Celso, all 3 have now left the club after failing to make an impact. This was also the window where we failed to sign Dybala And Bruno Fernandes after it was clear Eriksen would not stay come the end of the year. Unfortunately Eriksen wasn't the only one who would leave as Pochettino was sacked after a poor start to the season.
In the years since Poch left, Daniel Levy constantly failed to give managers the adequate backing to play their style and attempt to keep us competing at the top, he wanted success and he wanted it fast. This saw Jose, Nuno and Conte all be brought in get a few players in the transfer window who could maybe in a few years compare to the first choice players and then the manager get sacked and the successor forced to work with what was left over from the previous regime.
Fan Sentiment
The news of Daniel Levy leaving spurs has been received extremely well by fans on X (formerly Twitter) with most celebrating the news. While a few fans remain cautious about what the future could hold. Daniel Levy has not sold his shares and still owns around 30% of Tottenham.
The foundations Daniel Levy set will never go unnoticed. The best training facilities and stadium in world football. He’s ensured we’re a sustainable and profitable football club off the pitch but his on field incompetence was inexcusable. We’ve outgrown him massively. Overdue.
— LP (@thfclp__) September 4, 2025
Daniel Levy recently said in an interview with Gary Neville that the fans won't miss him until he's gone, while most didn't expect it to be so soon given he started the season saying how wants to win the Premier League and Champions League. However, it's now time to see if this statement holds any truth or if this will be seen as the day Tottenham were able to start to seriously compete for honours.
