‘I know for sure’: £13m player sold by Levy makes claim about Spurs chairman

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Toby Alderweireld has claimed that it’s a good thing for Tottenham Hotspur to be unhappy with their current situation, adding that chairman Daniel Levy always has and will give 100 percent for the club.

Spurs have lost their last three Premier League games and Sunday’s defeat by Arsenal – who were 3-0 up on 35 minutes – was a particular low point, considering it was a North London derby.

Tottenham are reportedly already looking at replacements for Nuno Espirito Santo, who won the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for August after three victories in a row.

It seems like a long, long time ago that the Lilywhites were contesting Champions League finals under Mauricio Pochettino, though it was only in 2019.

Nuno is the second manager to come in since then after replacing Jose Mourinho this past summer, with the latter himself coming in to replace the revered Pochettino in November of 2019 after Levy sacked him.

Alderweireld left Tottenham for Qatar in a £13 million move during the summer but the Belgium international says that there’s no space or time for regret in football.

He told The Standard: ““No, no, I don’t think the club can regret anything. I think they did wonderful. You don’t know all the things that happen in a club. It’s not Football Manager. I know for sure that Levy gave 100 per cent for the club. It’s good they’re not happy with where they are now.”

Last resort

Nuno seemed like the last resort for Tottenham when Levy and Fabio Paratici hired him during the summer.

There was speculation about Pochettino coming back from Paris Saint-Germain, Antonio Conte coming in and Erik Ten Hag leaving Ajax, not to mention other names like Paulo Fonseca.

In the end, it was as if Spurs only hired the former Wolves boss because they couldn’t get anybody else and that is never a good sign.

Alderweireld is right in saying that Levy always gives 100 percent for the North Londoners.

But that doesn’t excuse a series of poor decisions when it comes to management. Sacking Pochettino in the first place was clearly a mistake, as was binning Mourinho the week of a League Cup final and letting Ryan Mason take charge.