Daniel Levy explains Ange Postecoglou sack decision and why Tottenham hired Thomas Frank

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·17 June 2025

Daniel Levy explains Ange Postecoglou sack decision and why Tottenham hired Thomas Frank

Spurs chairman publicly addresses manager’s exit for first time in club interview alongside new CEO Vinai Venkatesham

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Daniel Levy has opened up publicly for the first time on Tottenham’s decision to sack Ange Postecoglou, insisting the “difficult” call was “the right one” for the club moving forward.

Spurs relieved the Australian of his duties as manager earlier in June, just two weeks after he ended their 17-year major trophy drought with a 1-0 victory over fellow Premier League strugglers Manchester United in the Europa League final.

That famous achievement in Bilbao ultimately was not enough for Postecoglou to save his job after he presided over the worst Premier League campaign in the club’s history as they finished just one place above the relegation zone and amassed only 38 points having lost an unprecedented 22 of their 38 top-flight matches in total.

It was a hugely complicated and divisive decision for Tottenham to have to make, one that split fans and pundits alike.

Chairman Levy has now addressed the collective board decision to sack Postecoglou in an interview with Spurs’ in-house media team alongside Vinai Venkatesham, the former Arsenal stalwart who was appointed as the club’s new CEO in April.

“I’m very grateful to Ange, I don’t regret appointing Ange,” Levy told SPURSPLAY. “In his first season we finished fifth, and in our second finish we were over the moon to win a trophy.

“But we need to compete in all competitions and we felt that we needed a change. I’ve got an excellent relationship with him, I’ve told him that he’s always going to be part of our history.

“Himself and his family are always welcome back. It was a collective decision, it wasn’t my decision. We do everything together.

“Emotionally it was difficult, but we believe we’ve made the right decision for the club.”

Tottenham moved quickly to replace Postecoglou, paying London rivals Brentford £10million in compensation to hire their long-serving manager Thomas Frank, less than a week after announcing the emotional departure of his predecessor.

And Levy has revealed exactly what made the Danish coach such an appealing candidate for the Spurs job, having also been linked with the likes of Fulham boss Marco Silva, Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Crystal Palace’s FA Cup-winning manager Oliver Glasner.

“Whenever you have a new coach, it’s always a fresh start,” Levy said. “You always have different ideas. But we want to build on the success of winning a trophy last season.

“One of the things that stood out to me with Thomas - clearly [he’s] highly intelligent, great communicator, super human being, plus all the other technical aspects that are obviously important. But they really stood out to me, those three parts.”