Daniel Levy makes Tottenham transfer funds claim and the one football decision he's involved in

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Daniel Levy has stated that Tottenham will support Thomas Frank financially "to the best of our ability" as they look to challenge for major honours. The Lilywhites ended their 17-year wait for a trophy back in May after Ange Postecoglou guided the club to Europa League glory with a 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao.

However, the Australian would be dismissed as head coach the following month after Tottenham endured a rotten Premier League season where they suffered 22 defeats from 38 games and finished 17th in the table. Frank is now the man tasked with directing Tottenham back up the table and competing for honours on a regular basis as they look to follow up their European triumph with more silverware.

Speaking to Gary Neville on The Overlap, chairman Levy opened up on the appointment of Frank as head coach and if the Dane would be given the funds to compete with the high amounts other clubs are splashing out in the market.

"Whenever you appoint a coach, you always believe it's right and you need a lot of ingredients for it to be right," explained Levy. "Thomas Frank is a highly intelligent individual, he's got a fantastic way about him in terms of communication. He will be great at developing both young players and older players – and making them better.

"He gets the style of football we want to play, he understands that Rome wasn’t built in a day – we haven't set him, 'you've got to win the league this year'."

When Neville pressed him on when he has to win it, Levy replied: "As soon as possible, but no pressure! We just want to compete at the highest level."

On getting the required funds to compete with other clubs towards the top of the Premier League, the chairman said: "We will support him to the best of our ability. If you look at transfer fees, we've been in the top four spenders since the stadium opened, we've spent close to £700 million net on new players – this isn't just about money, this is about some luck, having the right balance in the team, having the right coach – there's a lot of things that have to come together.

"I very much hope Thomas will bring all the right ingredients and bring this team to where it belongs which is right at the top."

During his time with Neville, the Spurs chairman was also asked about the level of spending from some clubs in the transfer market.

"I wouldn't say that the spending of other clubs is crazy, but it's not sustainable which is why they end up with problems," he admitted. "We all know that if everyone overspends it's a zero-sum game because no one benefits from it. I think there has to be rules and people need to stick to them."

Levy has come in for criticism in the past for being involved in the football side too much. That is something he most definitely refutes.

"I would say that is completely unfair," he stated. "People that have worked in this club and understand the workings of the football side, I do not interfere at all in the decision making of this player vs that player.

"It is always the coach, always the technical staff – the only thing I get involved in is when they decide which player they want to buy for instance or which player they want to sell; I will go out and do my very best for this football club. I'm not interfering in the football decisions.

"It's no different from any other club – it's not just me – it’s a board. When we went through the decision to appoint Thomas [Frank], there were several people involved in that decision – I was just one of them."

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