A rash of Daniel Levy mistakes have caused Tottenham regression

Leicester City's chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (L) greets Tottenham Hotspur's English chairman Daniel Levy (R) ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on May 23, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by MIKE EGERTON / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by MIKE EGERTON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

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The Christian Eriksen debacle

While Christian Eriksen deserves his fair share of blame for how he handled his desire to leave Hotspur Way, Levy exacerbated the mess of the Dane’s desire to depart. Eriksen, when murmurs of his desire to leave sprouted, was worth between £60 and £100 million on the open market.

That’s when Levy should have pulled out all the stops to sell their then-prized asset. Instead, the situation unravelled like a ball of yarn, creating a lose-lose situation for every party — other than Inter Milan.

For the most part, Eriksen sat on the bench, twiddling his thumbs while Levy again lacked conviction and decisiveness. Levy sat idly by, looking for the perfect sale, which was not forthcoming.

The team endured a loss of creativity in the centre of the park, while Eriksen’s relationship with supporters quickly eroded.

The Dane’s market value plummeted. He was eventually sold to Inter for about £17 million, a far cry from what Tottenham should have earned. It was a catastrophic show of mismanagement at the highest level.

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