Harry Kane makes Daniel Levy feelings crystal clear after surprise Tottenham exit

Harry Kane has paid tribute to the 'fantastic' job that Daniel Levy did at Tottenham following the unexpected news that he had left his post with the north London outfit last week.

A statement announcing that Levy would be standing down from his role as executive chairmanafter almost 25 years at the helm was made public last Thursday, though it was later revealed that Levy had actually been removed from his position by the club's majority shareholders, the Lewis family.

Levy called the shots at Spurs for over two decades and garnered a reputation as a fiercely difficult negotiator; something Kane discovered back in 2021 when interest from Manchester City failed to yield a move. The Spurs academy graduate did depart in the summer of 2023 to Bayern Munich and showed his class when he was asked about Levy's exit while on England duty.

“Obviously it was a bit of a surprise, if I’m honest,” Kane told reporters. “I didn’t expect it, didn’t see that coming. Daniel has been a fantastic chairman for Tottenham in the 20-or-so years he’s been there. Considering where the club was and where it is now, I think there's been a big change, not just on the pitch but off the pitch as well.

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“At any stage there’s always going to be change in clubs, and change in the higher positions.”

Levy played a significant role in transforming Tottenham into one of the Premier League's elite players off the pitch but it was the club's performance on it in recent years that prompted the Lewis family to act. Spurs won just two trophies throughout Levy's near 25-year tenure and his failure to build on a period where the club challenged for the Premier League title and reached the Champions League final during Mauricio Pochettino's reign still rankles among the fanbase.

Despite protests against Levy from fans, his exit was still a big surprise and Kane admits he is none the wiser as to the reasons why the former Spurs supremo is no longer in power.

“Obviously I don’t know too much about why or what happened,” the England captain added on Levy's exit. “All I can say is I wish Daniel all the best in whatever’s next for him. We obviously built a relationship over the time we had together. I'm sure at some stage we’ll catch up. Overall for Tottenham it’s a new chapter they're trying to create now.”

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