Lewis family vows to rebuild Tottenham after second consecutive 17th-place finish

Tottenham’s majority owners, the Lewis family, have issued an open letter to supporters promising to rebuild trust and invest in the club after Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League for a second consecutive season, surviving relegation by just two points on the final day of the 2024-25 campaign.

A Roberto De Zerbi-managed Spurs secured a 1-0 home win over Everton on Sunday to avoid the drop, having cycled through three head coaches across the season. The narrow escape has intensified scrutiny on ENIC, the Lewis family’s holding company, and chief executive Vinai Venkatesham.

“Finishing 17th this and last season does not reflect the stature or potential of this football club,” the Lewis family said in a statement to Press Association. “We are bitterly disappointed and share your frustration. You, and we, expect more than this. We know this must never happen again.”

The letter represents the family’s most direct public acknowledgement of fault since they commissioned an extensive review into the club at the start of 2025. That review led to long-serving chairman Daniel Levy — the club’s primary decision-maker for almost 25 years despite ENIC holding a majority stake — being invited to step down in September.

Fans have directed sustained anger at the ownership group throughout a turbulent 12 months, and the Lewis family accepted that their hands-off approach had allowed problems to deepen undetected. “Our approach to running the club is, and has been, to trust the experts to do that, while backing them to be successful,” they wrote. “The problems we found were deeper than we realised and were allowed to build over the last few years. We know that has eroded trust and we have to win that back.”

The family were explicit in ruling out a sale of the club, framing the letter as a commitment to long-term reinvestment. “We are not selling the club. We are all in. We are investing in it,” the statement read, adding that planned spending would extend to the first team, the academy, and backroom operations. “The change required is deep. It will take time and commitment, but change is happening. We know that actions will speak louder than words.”