Mourinho reveals his former clubs ‘feared’ Tottenham chairman Levy

New Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho has revealed that his former clubs used to ‘fear’ doing business with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.

Levy has forged a reputation as a notoriously tough negotiator, claiming big fees for his star names such as Gareth Bale and Luka Modric in the past.

And Mourinho, who had formerly been in charge at Real Madrid – the club that bought Bale and Modric – says that his former employers did not relish the task of haggling with Levy.

“I used to be in clubs that fear him,” Mourinho said of Levy.

“It’s true. He’s powerful. He’s a businessman, but he’s a football man. He has big experience, a part of his intelligence overall, he’s a football man, he understands football, he understands the industry, he understands the evolution, he’s very clever, he’s very intelligent, it’s great to have him on my side.”