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Dan Kilpatrick of The Athletic joins us to discuss why Tottenham suddenly feels like a very different football club.
We look at the structural changes behind the scenes since Daniel Levy stepped away, Roberto De Zerbi's growing influence on recruitment, and whether Spurs are finally operating like one of Europe's biggest clubs. We also dive into the club's ambitious pursuit of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, the arrivals of Jan Paul van Hecke and Marcos Senesi, concerns over the futures of Luka Vuskovic and Lucas Bergvall, and what Tottenham's spending says about the club's new ambitions.
We also explore how transfer reporting really works at The Athletic, the standards required before publishing a story, and why separating genuine information from online rumours has become harder than ever.
A fascinating conversation about Tottenham's fu
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"S3E57 | Has Tottenham Finally Left the Levy Era Behind?" is an episode of The Lab (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast). Runtime 44 min. Published June 30, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.