Daniel Levy is arguably the toughest person in football to negotiate with, and the Spurs chairman has continued to prove that reputation right.
He has not always wanted to sell his best players, but when he does, he makes sure that he rips into the other party and gets them to pay over the odds, well usually.
When he wants to sign players for Spurs as well, he is one person that tries to get his deals over the line by making sure the other team doesn’t get the best of him.
His take no prisoners approach also comes to bear when he is negotiating contracts with his players and the latest player to see that side of him is Japhet Tanganga.
The young defender broke into the Spurs first team this season under Jose Mourinho and he has been in solid form before injury curtailed his season.
He is in the final year of his current professional deal at the club and he has been in talks with the team over a new contract.
Levy in his usual manner is making sure that they don’t give the youngster a contract that is more than he deserves, and the businessman is right this time.
The Athletic reports that Spurs have been in talks with him and the Lilywhites have offered to increase his current £1,000 per week deal to £15,000, but the player’s camp believes that he deserves more after helping the team in the Premier League and Champions League this season.
Tanganga has proven to be a fine addition to the Spurs team, but for once, Levy is right in the offer he has made to the defender.
Tanganga is undoubtedly talented and does deserve a pay rise but he has not set the world on fire either, he is not some sort of world-class wonder kid, he is still developing and has a long long way to go before he can justify a massive pay rise.
If he continues to develop the way he is doing he will be able to renegotiate a bigger salary but until then he can either accept the offer on the table or move on.
It is never a good sign when it all comes down to money because it opens the door for the player to be tempted away by bigger wages in the future and throws loyalty to the club out of the window.
I get your point but he isnt a first team player yet they should offer him a contract 15k a week upgraded to x amount if he becomes a first team regular incentive to keep improving
Great prospect just get him to sign.
This could really backfire if one of the big boys come sniffing with a bumper deal.
He still has a lot to prove, I hope he sees sense and signs.
Strange that the millionaire chairman and millionaire football manager don’t want to spoil Tanganga with the market rate for a first team player. Tell the hardman negotiator to pay up Japhet or tell him your off, you’ll have no shortage of takers.