Report: Those in the know doubt whether Joe Lewis and Daniel Levy claims are true

The Telegraph have claimed that many who know Joe Lewis and Daniel Levy are sceptical about the claim that Tottenham’s majority owner has told the club’s chairman to sell Harry Kane if he does not sign a new contract.

Over the weekend, multiple outlets (Daily Mail and The Mirror) suggested that Lewis had made it clear to Levy that Kane would have to be sold this summer if the 29-year-old does not sign a new deal.

It was explained that the Spurs chairman will come under pressure to sell the England captain if he refuses to accept the club’s offer of a new lucrative contract offer, which is thought to be worth £400,000 a week.

Sources sceptical about Joe Lewis and Levy claim

However, The Telegraph have now cast doubt on those claims, revealing that one high-profile source who has worked with Levy and Tottenham for well over a decade told the publication that Lewis ‘never gets involved’ in football-related decisions

It is alleged that the Bahamas-based billionaire allows Levy a free hand to run Spurs the way he sees fit, which is why the reports about the 86-year-old’s ultimatum regarding Kane has been ‘met with caution’ by those who know both men.

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Lewis does not tend to get involved in the running of Tottenham and it would be surprising for him to suddenly decide to step in after all these years.

However, perhaps now that Spurs are for sale, the 86-year-old wants to ensure that unnecessary losses are avoided until a new buyer is found.