Daniel Levy leaves Tottenham after 25 years at club in bombshell announcement

Daniel Levy has announced his departure as Tottenham's chairman after almost 25 years in charge of the Premier League club. The club chief has been a consistent figure at the heart of Spurs as they moved from White Hart Lane to the Tottenham Hostpur Stadiumbut has proved divisive as the north London club struggled to break through into a permanent Premier League challenger.

Levy's exit comes with are no changes to the ownership or shareholder structure of the side, the outgoing chair and his family own 29.88 per cent of the share capital of ENIC which owns 86.91 per cent. The club claim they continue with the ambition of long-term sporting success, and that recent senior appointments have beeen part of its succession planning.

Tottenham outlined the arrival of Vinai Venkatesham as Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Frank as new men’s head coach and Martin Ho as women’s head coach. Peter Charrington also joins the board as he steps into the role of Non-Executive Chairman in the wake of Levy's departure.

The 63-year-old, who has suffered a number of protests against his stewardship of the club, spoke of his pride for the work he has undertaken over the last quarter of a century. Levy said: “I am incredibly proud of the work I have done together with the executive team and all our employees.

"We have built this club into a global heavyweight competing at the highest level. More than that, we have built a community. I was lucky enough to work with some of the greatest people in this sport, from the team at Lilywhite House and Hotspur Way to all the players and managers over the years.

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"I wish to thank all the fans that have supported me over the years. It hasn’t always been an easy journey but significant progress has been made. I will continue to support this club passionately."

Peter Charrington, Non-Executive Chairman, said: “I am very honoured to become Non-Executive Chairman of this extraordinary Club and, on behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Daniel and his family for their commitment and loyalty to the Club over so many years.

“This is a new era of leadership for the club, on and off the pitch. I do recognise there has been a lot of change in recent months as we put in place new foundations for the future. We are now fully focused on stability and empowering our talented people across the Club, led by Vinai and his executive team.”

Levy endured a busy final summer at Tottenham's helm after the club earned their first trophy in 17 years. Ange Postecoglou was sacked before Thomas Frank was appointed and a busy summer saw Xavi Simons, Mohammed Kudus, Joao Palhinha and Randal Kolo Muani all signed, while Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso saw loan moves made permanent.

Unfortunately for Levy, one of the final moments he may yet be deemed responsible for is getting gazumped by Arsenal at the last second for the signing of Eberechi Eze. Spurs were on the verge of a deal before the Gunners swooped in to make him theirs.

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