Simon Jordan has taken a brutal swipe at Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, and claimed that he is a ‘myth’, as he told talkSPORT.
The former Crystal Palace owner thinks Levy’s ‘not the best transfer dealing guy’, nor is he ‘the most difficult to deal with’ – he referenced the ‘rubbish’ Spurs spent when they sold Gareth Bale in 2013.
When Mauricio Pochettino was in charge of Spurs, Levy was being lauded left, right and centre for the job he was doing from the boardroom.
It may have gone wrong for him now, but smart purchases like Dele Alli and competing on all fronts whilst all those around them spent heavily resulted in Spurs standing from the crowd.
But was that the work of Levy or the magic of Pochettino? To be honest, since the Argentine’s exit, everything has gone to pot for the club.
Nonetheless, Jordan, who would have been in many boardrooms himself during his days at Selhurst Park, didn’t hold back in debunking the ‘myths’ made about Levy.
“There is a myth about Daniel,” said Jordan. “He’s not the best transfer dealing guy in the world.
“He’s not the most difficult chairman to deal with. When you have someone that everyone wants, like Gareth Bale, then it’s not hard to hold your price.
“When you then get that money, look at the transfer dealings. The £90 million he spent on the Gareth Bale money went on rubbish.
“Then you look at Daniel’s ability to lever smaller club, that’s not dealing. That is just the opportunity you are in. If you are in a situation where Tottenham are a bigger club than MK Dons, you can use that influence to turn people’s heads.
“He’s neither a curmudgeon nor a chairman that doesn’t want to spend money. And he’s also not a great deal-maker either. He is just a football club chairman that people have built up to a myth.”
Levy may have been popular with the Spurs supporters once upon a time, but that’s no longer the case.
If it was up to those season ticket holders in North London, then Levy would probably be out of the door by tomorrow, along with the unheard of, Joe Lewis.
One thing is for sure, Spurs now have the manager that can do the business, if it goes wrong with him, then the finger will firmly be pointed at those with the power.
Spurs can’t have two trophy-laden coaches, in Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, walk through their doors and win nothing.
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