DANIEL LEVY’S incredible transfer techniques have been revealed – as he wrestles with his choice for next Tottenham manager.
The Spurs chairman is said to speak in code to keep the names of wanted players secret from even his own staff – and he’d love a world of robots.
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Levy’s “obsessive” behaviour reportedly includes even stranger and tougher negotiating tactics than might already be suspected, including offering agents nothing but water.
And i a blow to United’s hopes of landing Harry Kane, he’s reportedly pledged never again to sell anyone to a Manchester club as he rues Kyle Walker’s £45million departure to City in 2017.
The Mail reveal the verdict of insiders on the 61-year-old, who is the Premier League’s longest-serving and now highest-paid supremo after taking over in 2001.
Levy is in the spotlight again as he ponders Antonio Conte’s successor virtually alone.
Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici stepped down on Friday after Fifa handed him a worldwide ban from the sport after old club Juventus were found guilty of false accounting in January.
Conte and Jose Mourinho’s were previous Levy choices.
Sacked Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann and former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino are rated as the current frontrunners.
And as Levy assesses his options he might be focused on his head more than his heart – judging by one source saying: “Daniel would prefer it if the world was full of robots.”
That insider added: “He can be great one on one. Personable and open.
“But he struggles socially, especially in groups. He is happiest with his head in his phone or writing emails, getting things done.”
It’s understood Levy assigns numbers like A1 and A2 for transfer targets and his hardline negotiation skills help keep Spurs well-run financially.
That means he got an £85million world record fee for Gareth Bale and is one reason main man Kane previously stayed rather than join Pep Guardiola’s City
But it’s claimed Spurs have also lost some deals due to agents getting fed up with technical details.
Now supporters will be anxious to see who he appoints as manager next, whether he can keep Kane in the summer and if he’ll invest to help end a 15-year trophy drought.
