Daniel Levy (businessman)

Levy was born in Essex, England, to Jewish parents. His father Barry Levy was the owner of a clothing retail business Mr Byrite (later rebranded as Blue Inc).{{cite web |url=https://www.drapersonline.com/news/steven-cohen |title=Steven Cohen |work=Drapers Online |date= 12 July 2008 |first= Laura|last= Weir }} He is a lifelong Tottenham Hotspur supporter, and attended his first match at White Hart Lane against Queens Park Rangers when he was seven or eight in the 1960s.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/daniel-levy-exclusive-this-is-our-time-to-shine-new-stadium-can-take-tottenham-to-another-level-a3537456.html |title= Daniel Levy exclusive: This is our time to shine... new stadium can take Tottenham to another level|first= Tom |last=Collomosse|date=12 May 2017 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/daniel-levy-tottenham-manager-kane-26737722 |title=Every word Daniel Levy said on Tottenham fans, managers, transfers, takeover talk and Harry Kane |work=Football.london |date=20 April 2023 }}

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He studied Economics and Land Economy at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and graduated in 1985 with a First Class Honours Degree.The Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 December 1988{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/the-club/investor-relations/club-directors/ |title=Club Directors|work=Tottenham Hotspur FC }}

After graduating, Levy was involved in several businesses, including his family business, Mr Byrite, and property development.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/dec/16/daniel-levy-spurs-andre-villas-boas-reputation |title=Daniel Levy's renown as ultimate wheeler dealer loses lustre at Spurs|first=Owen|last= Gibson|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 December 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/x61s64Gon_57URRRM2yvsKgmL1I/appointments |title=Daniel Philip Levy|work=Companies House|access-date=27 January 2025}}{{Cite news|last=Jacob|first=Gary|title=Another victory for Daniel Levy, the man 'more painful to deal with than a hip replacement'|newspaper=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/another-victory-for-daniel-levy-the-man-more-painful-to-deal-with-than-a-hip-replacement-7m0fblk8t|access-date=2021-09-08|issn=0140-0460}} He went into investment banking, investing in private equity, and raising money to invest in many different companies. He formed a business association with Joe Lewis in an investment trust called ENIC International Ltd and became its managing director in 1995. Levy turned ENIC into a sports, entertainment and media company.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1379016/Spurs-fan-has-22m-shot-at-being-boss.html |title= Spurs fan has £22m shot at being boss|first= David|last=Graves |date=21 December 2000|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/dec/21/newsstory.sport3 |title=Byrite' waits to see if he's bought right |first= John |last=Cassy|date= 21 December 2000 |work=The Guardian }} Levy and his family own 29.4% of the share capital of ENIC, while Lewis owns 70.6%.

ENIC bought shares in six European clubs, including a minority stake in Tottenham Hotspur. ENIC held a significant stake in Scottish football club Rangers, and Levy was a director of the club until 2004.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/3604980.stm|title=Murray returns as chairman|work=BBC Sport|date=27 August 2004|access-date=8 March 2012}} ENIC also held stakes in AEK Athens, Slavia Prague, FC Basel and Vicenza,{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/dec/21/newsstory.sport6 |title=Sugar sells for £22m as Levy steps in |first1=Vivek |last1=Chaudhary |first2= John|last2= Cassy|date= 21 December 2000 |work=The Guardian }} as well as non-football companies such as Warner Bros Restaurants and a Cambridge software company, Autonomy.{{cite web |url=http://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/news/enic-s-autonomy-holding-worth-146m/a203092 |title=ENIC's Autonomy holding worth £146m |first= Jemma |last=George |date=10 February 2000 |work=Citywire}} He bought a significant stake in Tottenham Hotspur and became its chairman in 2001,{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/oct/17/newsstory.sport |title=Spurs sweep Sugar under carpet |first1=Vivek|last1= Chaudhary |first2= John |last2=Cassy|date=17 October 2001 |work=The Guardian }} but all other clubs were eventually sold due to UEFA rules not allowing clubs with the same owner to compete in the same competition.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/sep/27/sport.comment |title=UEFA spurred to seek new ownership rules |first=David |last=Conn|date=27 September 2006 |work=The Guardian }}

Levy first made an attempt to buy Tottenham Hotspur from Alan Sugar in July 1998 but failed. Another attempt was made in July 2000 but that was again rejected; however, increasing hostility by fans towards Sugar eventually persuaded him to sell. Levy was then appointed to the board of Tottenham Hotspur on 20 December 2000 after ENIC initiated the purchase of a 27% stake in the club from Sugar for £22 million,{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/new-dawn-at-spurs-as-sugars-era-ends-6356380.html |title=New dawn at Spurs as Sugar's era ends|first=David |last=Bond |date= 28 February 2001 |work= London Evening Standard |access-date=30 June 2018}} bringing their total stake to 29.9%, the maximum permissible before ENIC had to bid for the entire company.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/dec/21/newsstory.sport6 |title=Sugar sells for £22m as Levy steps in|author1=Vivek Chaudhary |author2=John Cassy|date=21 December 2000 |work=The Guardian }} He replaced Sugar as chairman of Tottenham Hotspur in February 2001 on the completion of the sale, and took over the day-to-day running of the club in October 2001. ENIC would eventually substantially increase their shareholding and gain control of the company after buying the remaining shares off Sugar in 2007 for £25m,{{cite web |url=http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2173819,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609164914/http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2173819,00.html |title= ENIC Agree to Buy Sugar Shares|work= football365.com|date=7 June 2007 |archive-date=9 June 2007 |access-date=30 June 2018}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6731537.stm |title=Sugar sells Spurs stake for £25m |date=7 June 2007 |publisher=BBC |access-date=30 June 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2397756/Levy-buy-out-strengthens-grip-on-Spurs.html |title=Levy buy-out strengthens grip on Spurs|date= 10 March 2003|work=The Daily Telegraph }} as well as those of other shareholders, eventually acquiring 85.55% of Tottenham.{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/the-club/investor-relations/shareholder-information/ |title=Shareholder Information |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. }} ENIC moved the club into the private ownership in 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16571738 |title=Tottenham Hotspur delists shares from stock exchange |work=BBC News|date=7 March 2012|access-date=30 June 2018}} Levy became the highest-paid Premier League chief executive, with an annual remuneration of over £6 million in the 2016–17 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/tottenham-players-outrage-at-daniel-levy-s-6m-nng8zngh9 |title=Tottenham players stung by Daniel Levy's £6m pay |first1=Matt|last1= Hughes|first2= Martyn |last2=Ziegler|date=4 April 2018|work=The Times }}

The first manager appointed with Levy at the helm was Glenn Hoddle in 2001. Hoddle however was sacked following a poor start to the 2003–04 season in September 2003. He was followed in quick succession by Jacques Santini and Martin Jol.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/nov/09/newsstory.tottenhamhotspur |title=Jol gets Spurs job and aims jibe at Santini |first=Matt |last=Scott|date= 9 November 2004 |work=The Guardian |access-date=17 September 2017}} Jol had some success moving Tottenham out of the mid-table position, but was dismissed in the 2007–08 season after the team had only won one out of the first ten games.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2324213/Tottenhams-bungled-sacking-of-Martin-Jol.html |title=Tottenham's bungled sacking of Martin Jol |first1=David|last1= Bond |first2= Jeremy |last2=Wilson|date= 27 October 2007|work=The Telegraph |access-date=12 September 2018}}

Juande Ramos succeeded as head coach in 2008. He delivered the League Cup, the first trophy under Levy's stewardship and the club's first in nine years, but Levy made the decision to replace him with Harry Redknapp on 25 October 2008 after Ramos made the worst start to a league campaign in the club's history during the 2008–09 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/3260918/Harry-Redknapp-appointed-Tottenham-manager-as-Juande-Ramos-sacked-Football.html|title=Harry Redknapp appointed Tottenham Hotspur manager as Juande Ramos sacked – Telegraph|date=26 October 2008}} Redknapp guided Spurs to a top-four finish in the 2009–10 season, winning an entry into the qualification round of the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Tottenham reached the knockout stage of the 2010–11 Champions League but lost there to Real Madrid 0–5 on aggregate. The club finished fifth in the Premier League in the 2010–11 season, missing out on Champions League qualification but securing a place in the Europa League.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9484323.stm|title=Football – Liverpool 0–2 Tottenham|date=15 May 2011|publisher=BBC}} On 13 June 2012, Redknapp was sacked after failing to agree terms for a new deal.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18436663|title=Tottenham Hotspur sack manager Harry Redknapp – BBC Sport|date=13 June 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}

On 3 July, Levy appointed former Chelsea and Porto boss Andre Villas-Boas the team's new head coach.[http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/tottenham-hotspur-appoints-andre-villas-boas-as-new-head-coach-03072012.page? Tottenham Hotspur appoints Andre Villas Boas as new head coach] from TottenhamHotspur.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014 Following some poor results in the first half of the 2013–14 season, including a 5–0 home defeat to Liverpool, Levy sacked Villas-Boas on 16 December 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/16/tottenham-sack-andre-villas-boas|title=Tottenham sack Andre Villas-Boas after humiliating home defeat – Guardian|website=TheGuardian.com |date=16 December 2013}} Head of Football Development and former player Tim Sherwood was subsequently announced as head coach, but he also left at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27389072|title=Tim Sherwood sacked as Tottenham manager|date=13 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=5 January 2017 }}

On 27 May 2014, Levy appointed former Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino as head coach.{{cite web |title=Mauricio Pochettino confirmed as Tottenham manager on five-year deal |date=2014-05-27 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430080753/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/27/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-hotspur-manager-southampton |archive-date=2023-04-30 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/27/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-hotspur-manager-southampton}} The team reached the League Cup final in Pochettino's first season in charge, which also saw a number of the club's academy players step up to establish themselves in the first team, including Harry Kane, Ryan Mason, Nabil Bentaleb and Andros Townsend. Pochettino's team qualified for Europe with a fifth-place finish in 2014–15 before challenging for the Premier League title in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons with a squad with the youngest average age in the league.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11962954/Liverpool-and-Tottenham-are-the-youngest-teams-in-the-Premier-League.html|title=Liverpool and Tottenham are the youngest teams in the Premier League|date=29 October 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph}} In the latter season, Tottenham finished 2nd in the league, making it their highest league position since the 1962–63 season under Bill Nicholson.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-confirm-secondplace-premier-league-finish-with-victory-in-last-ever-white-hart-lane-game-a3538706.html |title=Tottenham confirm second-place Premier League finish with victory in last ever White Hart Lane game |first=Alex |last=Young |date=14 May 2017 |work=London Evening Standard |access-date=15 May 2017}} The team have been ranked among the top 4 since the 2015–16 season, allowing them to qualify for and participate in the Champions League since 2016–17. Tottenham reached the European Cup final for the first time in 2018–19, losing to Liverpool 0–2.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 0:2 Liverpool |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2019 }}

On 19 November 2019, Pochettino was sacked, being replaced the following day by José Mourinho.{{cite news|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/november/jose-mourinho-appointed-new-head-coach/ |title=Jose Mourinho appointed new Head Coach

|publisher=Tottenham Hotspurs|date=20 November 2019}} After 17 months in charge, Mourinho was sacked on 19 April 2021 after a spate of losses and a disappointing second half of the 2020–21 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/04/19/jose-mourinho-facing-tottenham-sack-today-brought-talks/ |title=Jose Mourinho sacked as Tottenham manager |first1=John |last1=Percy|first2=Sam |last2=Wallace|date=19 April 2021 |work=The Telegraph }} Former player Ryan Mason served as an interim manager for the rest of the season, losing to Manchester City in the 2021 League Cup final 0–1.

On 30 June 2021, Levy appointed Nuno Espírito Santo the head coach on a two-year deal.{{cite web |title=Nuno Espírito Santo appointed new Head Coach |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/june/nuno-espirito-santo-appointed-new-head-coach/ |website=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.}} Nuno was sacked on 1 November 2021 following a run of poor results which saw Tottenham lose four out of six previous Premier League games.{{Cite web|date=1 November 2021|title=Nuno Espírito Santo: Tottenham sack head coach after four months in charge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59110614|url-status=live|access-date=1 November 2021|website=BBC Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101095531/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59110614 |archive-date=1 November 2021 }} On 2 November 2021, Levy appointed Antonio Conte the new head coach on an 18-month deal, with an option to extend further.{{Cite web|date=2 November 2021|title=Antonio Conte: Tottenham appoint former Chelsea boss as new manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59123988|url-status=live|access-date=2 November 2021|website=BBC Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102120816/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59123988 |archive-date=2 November 2021 }} The team's form improved under Conte and resulted in Tottenham qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.{{cite web | url=https://theathletic.com/news/tottenham-secure-champions-league-qualification-ahead-of-arsenal/evkZ1MPz5DvM/ | title=Tottenham secure Champions League qualification |first= Luke |last=Brown|date=22 May 2022}} However, he was sacked in March 2023 following a run of poor results and Champions League elimination at the hands of Milan.{{Cite web |title=Antonio Conte sacked: Tottenham undergo deja vu as Italian's exit raises familiar issues for Daniel Levy, Harry Kane and club |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12843267/antonio-conte-sacked-tottenham-undergo-deja-vu-as-italians-exit-raises-familiar-issues-for-daniel-levy-harry-kane-and-club |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}} Conte's assistant, Cristian Stellini, was appointed as interim manager with the intention of finishing the season, but was sacked himself following a 6-1 defeat to Newcastle. Ryan Mason returned in his stead.{{Cite news |title=Stellini sacked after four games as Spurs boss |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65365163 |access-date=2023-04-27}}

Ange Postecoglou was appointed the new head coach on 6 June 2023.{{Cite web |title=Club announcement – Appointment of Ange Postecoglou as Head Coach |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/june/club-announcement-appointment-of-ange-postecoglou-as-head-coach/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}

Levy is noted for maintaining a relatively modest wage structure at Tottenham compared to the other big 6 clubs{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-03|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Premier League#Emergence of the "Big Six" (2010s)|reason= The anchor (Emergence of the "Big Six" (2010s)) has been deleted.}} of the Premier League; the club spent the least on wages among the top 6 in the 2018–19 season, and it had the lowest wage/revenue percentage of all clubs in the Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://realsport101.com/news/sports/football/tottenham-daniel-levys-savvy-wage-structure-keeps-spurs-in-good-shape/ |title=Tottenham: Daniel Levy's savvy wage structure keeps Spurs in good shape|first=Sam |last=France|date=27 February 2018 |work=Real Sport}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48145285 |title=Man City overtake Man Utd as the most valuable Premier League club |publisher=BBC |date=3 May 2019 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/tottenham-wage-bill-pochettino-eriksen-15468378 |title=Tottenham Hotspur's wage bill reveals the struggles and quality of Mauricio Pochettino's job|first=Scott |last=Trotter|date= 28 November 2018 |work=football.london}} Levy has described the spending by the league's other clubs as unsustainable.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40722879 |title =Daniel Levy: Spurs chairman says Premier League transfer spending unsustainable|publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 July 2017}} In the 2017–18 season, Tottenham made a profit of £113 million (£138.9m pre-tax), a world record for a football club.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tottenham-new-stadium-liverpool-fc-world-record-profit-crystal-palace-news-financial-figures-a8854661.html |title=Tottenham beat Liverpool to set new world-record with £113 million annual profit |first=Matt |last=Slater|date= 4 April 2019 |work=The Independent }}{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/bec65898-56ca-11e9-a3db-1fe89bedc16e |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211191213/https://www.ft.com/content/bec65898-56ca-11e9-a3db-1fe89bedc16e |archive-date=11 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Tottenham Hotspur scores football's biggest profit |first=Murad |last=Ahmed |date=4 April 2019 |work=Financial Times |access-date=2 August 2019 }} By 2023, the yearly revenue for the club had reached a record £549.6 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68721502 |title=Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy says club in talks with 'prospective investors'|date=3 April 2024 |work=BBC Sport}} The club was valued at around £80 million when ENIC first attempted to buy a stake in 1998,{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1379016/Spurs-fan-has-22m-shot-at-being-boss.html |title=Spurs fan has £22m shot at being boss |first= David |last=Graves|date= 21 December 2000 |work=The Telegraph }}{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/rangers-kept-on-account-by-enic-1-641133 |title=Rangers kept on account by ENIC|date= 22 December 2000|work=The Scotsman }} and by 2019, its valuations had increased to £1.3–1.8 billion.{{cite web |url=https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/05/03/man-city-overtake-man-united-as-premier-leagues-most-valuable-club/ |title=Man City overtake Man United as Premier League's most valuable club |publisher=University of Liverpool |date=3 May 2019 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/tottenham-hotspur/|title= #9 Tottenham Hotspur |work=Forbes}}{{cite web |url=https://www.footballbenchmark.com/documents/files/public/KPMG%20Football%20Benchmark_Football%20Clubs%20Valuation%20report_2019_WEB.pdf |title=The European Elite 2019: Football Clubs' Valuation |publisher=KPMG }}

Levy is the chief negotiator in the transfer of players for Tottenham.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/31/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham |title=Mauricio Pochettino's griping is just a friendly hurry-up call to Daniel Levy |first=Paul|last=MacInnes|date=31 July 2019 |work=The Guardian }} He has acquired a reputation for tough negotiation in the club's transfer dealings; former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson described negotiating with Levy over the transfer of Dimitar Berbatov as "more painful than my hip replacement".{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jul/13/tottenham-transfers-daniel-levy-kyle-walker-spurs |title=Daniel Levy's iron fist controls Tottenham's transfer balancing act |first= David |last=Hytner|date=13 July 2017 |work=The Guardian}} In 2013, Levy negotiated a then-world record fee of £86 million for the transfer of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/10259598/Gareth-Bales-86m-transfer-to-Real-Madrid-proves-that-Tottenham-chairman-Daniel-Levy-is-king-of-the-hard-sell.html|title=Gareth Bale's £86m transfer to Real Madrid proves that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is king of the hard sell – Daily Telegraph|date=1 September 2013|last1=Percy|first1=John}} Levy is particularly known for his last-minute dealings on deadline days, with notable examples including the signings of Rafael van der Vaart and Hugo Lloris.{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/who-is-tottenham-chairman-daniel-levy-the-feared-transfer/1724inrjed1sp1eu5msfzlhs92 |title=Who is Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy? The feared transfer negotiator profiled|first=Harry |last=Sherlock|work=Goal |date=25 February 2018 }} He is also known for targeting young players, in the hopes of developing them into major stars; this strategy has seen such successes as Gareth Bale, Christian Eriksen, Son Heung-min and Dele Alli.{{cite web |url=https://www.economist.com/game-theory/2019/05/12/how-manchester-city-came-to-rule-english-football |title=How Manchester City came to rule English football |date=12 May 2019|work=Economist}}

Levy has been criticised by Tottenham supporters and pundits alike for not investing more money in the transfer market; in the first four years of Pochettino's tenure as Spurs manager, the club had a net spend of £29 million on transfer fees, considerably lower than the other major clubs in the same period.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-net-spend-is-not-acceptable-for-one-of-premier-leagues-biggest-teams-says-jamie-a3975031.html |title=Tottenham transfer net spend is 'not acceptable' for one of Premier League's biggest teams, says Jamie Carragher|work=London Evening Standard |date=30 October 2018}} In 2018, Tottenham became the first Premier League club to make no signings during a summer transfer window.{{cite news |last1=Dean |first1=Sam |title=Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham have taken a 'brave decision' by signing no players |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/08/09/mauricio-pochettino-not-expecting-tottenham-signings-5pm-insists/ |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=9 August 2018 |access-date=25 August 2020}}

Levy has been instrumental in attracting corporate partners to the club in multi-million pound sponsorship deals, including current partners Nike and AIA. He negotiated multiple shirt sponsorships in 2010, agreeing a deal with software infrastructure company Autonomy as the club's shirt sponsor in the Premier League, while Investec became shirt sponsor for Champions League and domestic cup competitions.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10997870|title=Tottenham Hotspur name Investec as second shirt sponsor – BBC Business|date=17 August 2010|work=BBC News}}

Levy has also promoted governance issues related to the Premier League, most recently advocating enhanced financial controls for all owners to ensure the long-term financial stability of clubs. In 2007, he lobbied successfully for clubs to be allowed to name seven players on the substitute bench, in order to encourage the inclusion of youngsters; the change was ratified in February 2008.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7233663.stm|title=Premier League ratifies more subs – BBC Sport|date=7 February 2008}}

In 2012, the club moved to its new training base set in 80 acres of greenbelt land.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/the-club/hotspur-way/|title=Hotspur Way Training Ground|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.}} Planning and construction of the facility took over seven years and a player accommodation lodge was added later. The Brazil national team stayed at the lodge to prepare for the 2018 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/brazil-to-use-tottenhams-hotspur-way-training-ground-as-part-of-world-cup-preparations-a3793906.html|title=Brazil to use Tottenham's Hotspur Way training ground as part of World Cup preparations – Evening Standard|date=19 March 2018}}

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Levy oversaw the construction of a new, larger stadium adjacent to and replacing the White Hart Lane site, from its design to the construction.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham/tottenham-stadium-architect-brands-daniel-levy-my-most-demanding-client-ever-a4126656.html |title=Tottenham stadium architect brands Daniel Levy 'my most demanding client ever' |first=Jack |last= Rosser |date= 26 April 2019|work=London Evening Standard }}{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham/new-tottenham-stadium-daniel-levy-had-sleepless-nights-striving-for-perfection-to-make-spurs-the-a4107591.html |title=Daniel Levy on new Tottenham stadium and sleepless nights striving for world domination |first=Dan |last= Kilpatrick |date= 2 April 2019 |work=London Evening Standard }} The Northumberland Development Project was announced in 2008, with the building of a new club stadium at its centrepiece.{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/tottenham-hotspur-confirms-northumberland-development-project-301008/ |title=Tottenham Hotspur Confirms Northumberland Development Project|date= 30 October 2008 |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. }} After some delay, the construction of the new venue started in 2015. The stadium was designed with an initial capacity of 62,062, making it the largest club stadium in London and the second largest in the country. The project is intended to be a catalyst for the regeneration of Tottenham to bring new jobs and homes to the area.{{cite web |url=http://www.haringey.gov.uk/sites/haringeygovuk/files/a_plan_for_tottenham.pdf |title=A Plan Tottenham |work=Haringey Council |year=2012 }}

For the 2017–18 season, Levy negotiated the club's move to Wembley Stadium for one year to allow demolition of the old venue and the completion of a new stadium on the same site as the White Hart Lane. During their time at Wembley, the club also broke the Premier League attendance record several times, as well as Champions League attendance record for a British club.{{cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/may-article-import/2018/83-222-premier-leagueclub-home-leaguederby-record-attendance/|title=Club breaks attendance records - Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|date=12 February 2018}}

The construction officially opened on 3 April 2019 branded as Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It includes the world's first dividing retractable pitch to accommodate other leading sports, notably American football, and entertainment events.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-give-impressive-first-look-at-wordfirst-dividing-retractable-pitch-for-new-stadium-a3629321.html|title= Tottenham give impressive first look at 'world-first dividing retractable pitch' for new stadium|first=Alex|last= Young |date= 7 September 2017 |work=London Evening Standard }} The design allowed the club to agree a ten-year deal to host NFL matches at their new home from 2018 onwards.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/11024067/watch-tottenham-reveal-retractable-pitch-at-new-stadium|title=Tottenham reveal retractable pitch at new stadium – Sky Sports|date=8 August 2017}} The stadium is reported to have cost £1.2 billion,{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-tot-results-idUKKBN2831AK |title=Spurs confirm losses of 63.9 million pounds as COVID-19 hits revenue |date=23 November 2020|work=Reuters|access-date=13 March 2021 }} and a financial analysis in February 2021 indicated that construction of the stadium is largely responsible for burdening Tottenham with a £1.177 billion debt, the biggest of all European clubs.{{cite web |url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2021/02/london_spurs_in_serious_debt_over_stadium_construction |title=London: Spurs in serious debt over stadium construction|date=12 February 2021 |work=StadiumDb|access-date=13 March 2021}}

In November 2017, Levy was named CEO of the Year at the Football Business Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://fcbusiness.co.uk/interviews-features/tottenham-hotspur/|title=Actions Speak Louder Than Words – FC Business}}

Levy is Jewish.{{Cite web |title=Abramovich leads Jewish football rich list |first=Daniel |last=Sugarman |work=The Jewish Chronicle |date=1 March 2017 |access-date=4 October 2018 |url= https://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/abramovich-leads-jewish-football-rich-list-1.11798}} He is married to his former PA, Tracy Dixon, and they have four children.{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/427783/Daniel-Levy-The-toughest-negotiator-in-football |title=Daniel Levy: The toughest negotiator in football|date=8 September 2013|work=Daily Express |author=Richard Jolly |access-date=1 September 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/spurs-do-not-intend-overhauling-squad-again-1.1747689 |title=Spurs do not intend overhauling squad again|date=2 April 2014|first=David|last=Hytner |newspaper=The Irish Times}}

His son, Josh Levy, is a non executive director of pub chain, Mitchell & Butler{{cite web |url=https://www.mbplc.com/investors/our-management/ |title=Our Management |access-date=23 April 2025}} who faced backlash in 2025 when they cut down a 500 year old oak tree on the proposed site of the Tottenham Hotspur training ground.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/northumberland-enfield-council-london-metropolitan-police-government-b1222859.html |title=Toby Carvery owner apologises after ancient oak tree felling in north London |access-date=2025-04-23}}

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