Daniel Levy is an unusual character in many respects; when it comes to small things, like getting a transfer deal done for the sake of comparatively small amounts of money, he had tremendous form for politely leaving the negotiating table. I have personally been aware of numerous examples over the years of situations whereby – again – small amounts of money would have prevented extraordinary ill-will from manifesting itself. Mr. Levy has had no qualms at all about going cold on people, where others may have wished to soften a situation.
Yet when it comes to putting his cajones on the line in the respect of big buck decisions Mr. Levy is equally willing to live with all the negative repercussions that might come with those deals also. Demolishing a perfectly serviceable stadium to build a multi-purpose spaceship of an arena, incorporating MK1 technology for an entirely unrelated sport quite frankly take cajones of steel.
A source close to the club tells me that Mr. Levy is now giving serious consideration to taking an option on Gareth Bale’s final year of his Real Madrid contract. Bloody-minded or brilliant, that’s the question.
My views on the soundness of business decisions made at Tottenham in the last 20-years are a matter of record.