Ex-Tottenham employee: News of controversial Levy decision wasn't meant to be made public

Bryan King doesn’t understand why Tottenham decided to oppose UEFA’s decision to reduce the maximum price clubs can charge away supporters in European competition.

The ex-Spurs scout has labelled the move from Daniel Levy and the club as “strange.”

UEFA announced via their official website on Monday (2 September) that the maximum price a club will be able to charge away supporters in the UEFA Europa League this season will be £42.

However, according to the Telegraph (3 September), Tottenham were among at least three clubs to have raised objections to the reductions. When contacted by Telegraph Sport, the North London side refused to disclose how they voted.

However, King – speaking exclusively to Tottenham News – thinks UEFA’s decision is a positive move for football and doesn’t believe Levy’s controversial decision was meant to have been made public.

“Okay, the ticket is one cost, but you’ve still got to get there, you might have to pay for a hotel,” King said.

“It seems very strange to me that Tottenham and Levy would oppose this. This decision shows faith in the supporters who are prepared to travel.

“Not all the matches are at the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona or PSG. There are a lot of grounds which are much more difficult to get to.

“It isn’t only the ticket, it is travel and accommodation, will packages be provided by clubs playing in the competition?

“I don’t know why Levy would oppose this. I cannot understand why any club would want to oppose this when it is a financial help for your supporters. This obviously wasn’t meant to come out.

“I’d imagine the ticket prices at big clubs would have been quite high. Therefore, a cap on those prices can only be a positive thing for football.”

Daniel Levy and Tottenham raise objections to UEFA decision

Spurs will visit Ferencvárosi TC, Galatasaray, Rangers and Hoffenheim in the Europa League this season. Those trips will already be expensive enough for supporters before the cost of the ticket is factored in.

Therefore, fans aren’t likely to have taken too kindly to the club’s decision to oppose this most recent UEFA move.

Levy would have no doubt had a say in the objections raised by Tottenham, and it is yet another example of the chairman’s greed.

Luckily for supporters, UEFA’s decision to reduce what clubs can charge away supporters went ahead. However, if it hadn’t, it appears as though Levy and Spurs would have been a big reason as to why not.

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