A golden goodbye! The eye-watering sum Tottenham paid to part ways with Levy
Being sacked has rarely looked this profitable. The full cost of Daniel Levy's dramatic exit from Tottenham has finally been revealed, and the numbers are staggering.
Details: According to Polymarket Sports, Levy received £27 million when he was sacked by Tottenham. The figure, first reported by The Athletic, covers the departure of the executive chairman who ran the club for nearly 25 years.
Levy's reign ended abruptly in September 2025, when the Lewis family removed him after an ownership-instigated review, closing a chapter that began in 2001 when ENIC bought into the club from Alan Sugar. His tenure transformed Tottenham off the pitch, delivering a world-class stadium and training ground, but brought just two trophies, and his relentless cycle of 13 sacked managers became a running theme of the era. The £27 million payout, roughly $36 million, is comparable to the packages received by Chelsea executives when the Abramovich era ended in 2022, underlining the sheer scale of the settlement. Levy has since sold the majority of his stake in ENIC, Tottenham's parent company, in June this year, completing his full exit from the club. Meanwhile, Spurs' on-pitch fortunes have hardly improved without him: the team sits on two points from five Premier League matches under Roberto De Zerbi, and fans are left wondering whether the money spent on goodbyes might have been better invested in the squad.
It's worth noting that despite the turmoil, Levy was awarded a CBE for services to charity and the community in Tottenham, a recognition he received shortly after his dismissal.
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Miguel Solomons
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