Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has received a lot of criticism this week from former Spurs defender Kieran Trippier and Arsenal Martin Keown. Nonetheless, former Spurs director of football Frank Arnesen did talk about some of the positives when it comes to Levy.
After seeing key attacking targets, Luis Diaz and Adama Traore chose Liverpool and Barcelona, respectively, so it was a shot to the club’s project. Arnesen, Tottenham’s director of football between 2004 and 2005, states that Levy does not know the game of football.
However, Arnesen says Levy is very good at delegating to his sporting director or coach about football matters.
“You also have clubs where there are owners who are very hands-on, and they want to do the negotiations, like Tottenham. Daniel does it himself and is very good at it,” Arnesen told The Athletic.
“But he has no understanding about the football game and doesn’t interfere if you want a left-back or a right-winger. He trusts his manager and the sporting director to do that work.”
Despite the praise from Arnesen, there will be plenty of critics when it comes to Levy. This transfer window hasn’t gone as planned, and if they don’t commit financially to backing manager Antonio Conte.
The Italian tactician could depart as he did this past summer when he left Inter Milan after they decided to cut back wages.