Daniel Levy has done many great things at Spurs but 90 per cent of fans will be happy he’s gone, says ex-player

While Daniel Levy leaves Tottenham Hotspur as a Europa League-winning legend, many will be happy about his departure, says Jamie O’Hara. Levy made the bombshell announcement after 25 years at the north London side which saw two trophies and multiple runners-up finishes. Levy’s reign ended with trophy success after an agonising 17-year waitGetty But overall, fans have often been unhappy with his stewardshipGetty His time at the club ended in glory with a European final win over Manchester United, but it wasn’t long before that he faced constant protests against his role as chairman. And O’Hara, who played under Levy from 2007 to 2010, thinks that with all things considered, it was time to go. “I think this is good news, it’s time to move on from Daniel Levy,” the talkSPORT host said. “There’s been so much toxic nature around him. It’s a tough one because he’s done so many good things for the football club in terms of commercially where he’s put the football club. “The stadium’s unbelievable, he’s made it a rich football club, the training facilities are world-class. “But I believe over his 25 years that we haven’t done enough as a football club to win trophies, to be amongst the elite teams.” What will Spurs fans think? Spurs’ Europa League triumph was their first honour since the 2008 League Cup, and it came during a worst ever Premier League campaign where they came 17th in the table. Yet their 62,500-seater state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the envy of much of world football, and the club is considered one of the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’. There was also a Champions League final and two league title challenges under manager Mauricio Pochettino, but on balance, O’Hara thinks most supporters will be pleased with the news. He explained: “It’s hard to say I’m happy, but I’m happy because I think a lot of Spurs fans will say they are happy. The club’s in a good position. Levy called the club’s incredible new stadium his greatest-ever achievement Both the club and Levy are unrecognisable from his 2001 arrival “You can’t get away from the fact he’s done a good job in terms of putting the club where it is, but we need to win more trophies.” Asked what proportion of supporters will be happy, he continued: “I think 90 per cent, maybe 95 per cent. “But you’ve got to be careful what you wish for because the man is a very good businessman. “He’s done a great job in terms of making Tottenham a rich football club. But we don’t spend enough money when it matters. “We don’t bring in the top players when it matters. We haven’t won enough trophies for what this football club could do. “It’s a huge football club and we’ve fallen behind the big teams. Arsenal are a million miles in front of us and we need to try and catch up with these types of teams. Levy has added many big money signings over the years, but none that compare to the teams above them in the table “Under Daniel Levy, his reign, we haven’t done that. Simple as.” Missed opportunities for Levy and Tottenham In fact, while many will see the Europa League as Levy’s final triumph, O’Hara even thinks that the 2025 summer transfer window proves his point. “When you look back at the transfers that have been potentially available to Spurs, there’s so many that we’ve let slip,” he began. “There was talk of signing Eden Hazard back in the day. There’s been so many chats of players that we could have potentially got over the line. “There have been times when we could have had unbelievable football players at the club, and he hasn’t done it. He hasn’t finished it. He hasn’t got the job done. “Morgan Gibbs-White would have been an unbelievable signing… Eberechi Eze, and that’s just this season. Both Eze and Gibbs-White looked close to signing, but Spurs couldn’t get the deals over the lineGetty “Every season there’s a signing where you go, ‘should have got that done, didn’t get it over the line. Should have had that player, didn’t get it done.’ We end up getting a second player or a third player. “This has been over a long period of time where Tottenham could have had better players, and we haven’t done it. “People will say they’re sad, that the stadium’s unbelievable. You can’t get away from that. “But on the pitch, we have not fulfilled the potential that Tottenham could have, and that’s because of Daniel Levy.”

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Daniel Levy has done many great things at Spurs but 90 per cent of fans will be happy he’s gone, says ex-player

While Daniel Levy leaves Tottenham Hotspur as a Europa League-winning legend, many will be happy about his departure, says Jamie O’Hara.

Levy made the bombshell announcement after 25 years at the north London side which saw two trophies and multiple runners-up finishes.

Levy’s reign ended with trophy success after an agonising 17-year wait

But overall, fans have often been unhappy with his stewardship

His time at the club ended in glory with a European final win over Manchester United, but it wasn’t long before that he faced constant protests against his role as chairman.

And O’Hara, who played under Levy from 2007 to 2010, thinks that with all things considered, it was time to go.

“I think this is good news, it’s time to move on from Daniel Levy,” the talkSPORT host said.

“There’s been so much toxic nature around him. It’s a tough one because he’s done so many good things for the football club in terms of commercially where he’s put the football club.

“The stadium’s unbelievable, he’s made it a rich football club, the training facilities are world-class.

“But I believe over his 25 years that we haven’t done enough as a football club to win trophies, to be amongst the elite teams.”

What will Spurs fans think?

Spurs’ Europa League triumph was their first honour since the 2008 League Cup, and it came during a worst ever Premier League campaign where they came 17th in the table.

Yet their 62,500-seater state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the envy of much of world football, and the club is considered one of the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’.

There was also a Champions League final and two league title challenges under manager Mauricio Pochettino, but on balance, O’Hara thinks most supporters will be pleased with the news.

He explained: “It’s hard to say I’m happy, but I’m happy because I think a lot of Spurs fans will say they are happy. The club’s in a good position.

Levy called the club’s incredible new stadium his greatest-ever achievement

Both the club and Levy are unrecognisable from his 2001 arrival

“You can’t get away from the fact he’s done a good job in terms of putting the club where it is, but we need to win more trophies.”

Asked what proportion of supporters will be happy, he continued: “I think 90 per cent, maybe 95 per cent.

“But you’ve got to be careful what you wish for because the man is a very good businessman.

“He’s done a great job in terms of making Tottenham a rich football club. But we don’t spend enough money when it matters.

“We don’t bring in the top players when it matters. We haven’t won enough trophies for what this football club could do.

“It’s a huge football club and we’ve fallen behind the big teams. Arsenal are a million miles in front of us and we need to try and catch up with these types of teams.

Levy has added many big money signings over the years, but none that compare to the teams above them in the table

“Under Daniel Levy, his reign, we haven’t done that. Simple as.”

Missed opportunities for Levy and Tottenham

In fact, while many will see the Europa League as Levy’s final triumph, O’Hara even thinks that the 2025 summer transfer window proves his point.

“When you look back at the transfers that have been potentially available to Spurs, there’s so many that we’ve let slip,” he began.

“There was talk of signing Eden Hazard back in the day. There’s been so many chats of players that we could have potentially got over the line.

“There have been times when we could have had unbelievable football players at the club, and he hasn’t done it. He hasn’t finished it. He hasn’t got the job done.

“Morgan Gibbs-White would have been an unbelievable signing… Eberechi Eze, and that’s just this season.

Both Eze and Gibbs-White looked close to signing, but Spurs couldn’t get the deals over the line

“Every season there’s a signing where you go, ‘should have got that done, didn’t get it over the line. Should have had that player, didn’t get it done.’ We end up getting a second player or a third player.

“This has been over a long period of time where Tottenham could have had better players, and we haven’t done it.

“People will say they’re sad, that the stadium’s unbelievable. You can’t get away from that.

“But on the pitch, we have not fulfilled the potential that Tottenham could have, and that’s because of Daniel Levy.”