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Lewis family break silence to commit to Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur’s owners, the Lewis family, broke their long silence on Wednesday, issuing a rare statement taking “ultimate responsibility” for the club’s struggles and promising more investment for a rebuild.

The Lewis family, who have owned the club since Joe Lewis acquired a controlling stake in 2001, have promised investment in several areas, said their plans for Spurs “require investment — in our teams, the academy, our backroom functions and more — and we are fully committed to this.

“We are not selling the club. We are all in. We are investing in it. You will see more of this in the coming months.”

This statement is the first time the Lewis family have ever commented publicly on Tottenham matters, even though ENIC first became majority shareholders when they bought Alan Sugar’s stake at the turn of the century.

Traditionally any communication was done by Daniel Levy, but he was sacked as executive chairman last September. Since, the Lewis family have started to take a more visible, involved role at Spurs. But they had traditionally communicated through chairman Charrington, who published a letter on Monday, and CEO Venkatesham.

This letter states that the Lewis family are determined to make Tottenham a force on the pitch again, saying that “football comes first”. And there is a reference to potential future investment. The question fans will have is what exactly the strategy looks like this summer to get them back to being a competitive side again.

The family is typically represented by Vivienne Lewis, Joe Lewis’s daughter, and Nick Beucher, Vivienne’s son-in-law.

Beucher is the co-chief executive officer of Tavistock Group, a global private investment firm based in the Bahamas, founded by Joe Lewis. Vivienne and Beucher were in attendance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, sitting in the executive box with club chief executive officer Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange, among others.

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