{"id":25498,"date":"2025-10-23T14:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/tottenham-intend-to-permanently-sack-22-year-old-after-costing-levy-significant-cost\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:04:30","slug":"tottenham-intend-to-permanently-sack-22-year-old-after-costing-levy-significant-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/tottenham-intend-to-permanently-sack-22-year-old-after-costing-levy-significant-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham intend to permanently sack 22-year-old after costing Levy &#8216;significant cost&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/tottenham-intend-to-permanently-sack-22-year-old-after-costing-levy-significant-cost\/#Tottenham_usher_in_a_new_era_after_Daniel_Levys_departure\" >Tottenham usher in a new era after Daniel Levy&#8217;s departure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/tottenham-intend-to-permanently-sack-22-year-old-after-costing-levy-significant-cost\/#Alejo_Velis_expects_to_never_play_for_Tottenham_again\" >Alejo Velis expects to never play for Tottenham again<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has made some serious mistakes during his nearly 25-year reign, and Spurs now appear to be looking to correct one of them.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tottenham-ushering-in-new-era-after-daniel-levy-exit\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tottenham_usher_in_a_new_era_after_Daniel_Levys_departure\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Tottenham usher in a new era after Daniel Levy&#8217;s departure<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since Levy&#8217;s departure, which left senior football executives &#8220;stunned&#8221;, the Lilywhites have made some big announcements as the Lewis family looks to usher in a new era in N17.<\/p>\n<p>    Peter Charrington has been appointed as the club&#8217;s new non-executive chairman, with former Arsenal chief and CEO Vinay Venkatesham taking on a more prominent role in Spurs&#8217; day-to-day running alongside members of the Lewis family.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the north Londoners made a major statement of intent, announcing a new \u00a3100m capital injection through ENIC after rejecting three separate takeover approaches from former Newcastle United shareholder Amanda Staveley&#8217;s PCP International Finance Limited, a consortium of Firehawk Holdings Limited and American tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Erlich.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, Tottenham also announced the return of transfer director Fabio Paratici, who will take up the role of co-sporting director alongside Johan Lange.<\/p>\n<p>    Paratici will essentially be a &#8216;deal maker&#8217;, responsible for securing high-profile signings, while Lange will be tasked with overseeing data-driven recruitment strategy and scouting (Sky Sports).<\/p>\n<p>Announcements are coming regularly and quickly, with Spurs also confirming that Dan Lewindon will soon be appointed as the club&#8217;s new performance director, once his notice period has passed following his departure from City Group.<\/p>\n<p>This major reorganization of the board follows a long Levy era that drew highly mixed reviews.<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old oversaw Tottenham&#8217;s move to a brand new, state-of-the-art stadium and helped transform the club into one of football&#8217;s most profitable clubs, but Spurs&#8217; lack of major silverware and a reputation for frugal spending have been the main themes of complaints over Levy&#8217;s tenure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>The most profitable club in world football \u2014 2025<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>value<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>real madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1.2 billion pounds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>man city<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3727 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>P.S.G.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>700 million pounds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>man united<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3668 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>bayern munich<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3664 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>FC Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3659.5 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>arsenal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3621.5m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>liverpool<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3620 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong><em>tottenham hotspur<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3533m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>chelsea<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3474 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p>via <em>deloitte money league<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Levy played a key role in bringing in Tottenham icons such as Gareth Bale, Rafael van der Vaart, Luka Modric, Christian Eriksen and Moussa Dembele, while poaching the likes of Roberto Soldado and Vincent Janssen as the worst signings of the past 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>As the season progresses, punting against Argentine striker Alejo Veliz also looks like a big mistake.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"alejo-veliz-expected-to-never-play-for-tottenham-again\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alejo_Velis_expects_to_never_play_for_Tottenham_again\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Alejo Velis expects to never play for Tottenham again<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Levy signed the forward from Rosario Central for around \u00a313m in a quick-fire double deal with Micky van de Ven two years ago, the latter of which was later exposed, but the same cannot be said of Bellis.<\/p>\n<p>    The 22-year-old made just eight appearances for Tottenham, scoring his first and only goal in 2023 against Brighton in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>He then moved on loan to Sevilla and Espanyol before returning to Rosario, but pundit John Wenham believes Bellis will never play for Spurs again after a disappointing spell abroad.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_21\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen him feature for Tottenham.&#8221;<\/em>&#8216;, Wenham told Tottenham News.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s a lot of money, but we spent a similar fee on Pape Matar Sarr. We had a similar fee on Lukas Bergvall and look at what he&#8217;s worth now. We spent even less on Luka Vuskovi\u0107.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;So you&#8217;re going to take some gambles, but not all of them will pay off. Just because you spent \u00a313m on Bellis doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s a terrible recruitment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The South American, who scored 24 goals in 75 senior appearances for Rosario before joining Spurs, is now at a crossroads despite previously showing signs of greatness in north London.<\/p>\n<p>Praised for his &#8220;incredible&#8221; ability in the air, Velis was also described as an &#8220;exciting&#8221; player to watch by Spanish football experts.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_24\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>Graham Hunter said in 2024: &#8220;There&#8217;s a certain something about him that means sometimes you try something and it&#8217;s like &#8216;no&#8217;. I think he can be a 16 or 17 goal (striker) this season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a big question. I know I could be wrong, but what I see in him is that extra element of judgment, movement and ability to stop players.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s very raw as a farm boy. Partly because he&#8217;s a country boy, but they&#8217;ve got an exciting footballer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Tottenham are currently reported to be in the market for a new striker, making it increasingly unlikely that Bellis will feature.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has made some serious mistakes during his nearly 25-year reign, and Spurs now appear to be looking to correct one of them. 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