DANIEL LEVY doubled his yearly wage to become the Premier League’s best-paid chairman on £6million- earning more than manager Mauricio Pochettino and star player Harry Kane.
The Spurs supremo hailed an “historic period for the club” as they announced record revenues of £306.3million for 2016-17.
The Mail report Levy‘s gross annual pay jumped from £3.2m to £115,000 per week – compared to England striker Kane‘s basic wage of £110k.
And Levy’s yearly figure of £6m is £0.5m more than highly-rated Pochettino.
Tottenham’s financial joy is partly due to qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in seven years.
Revenue was up nearly £100m from £209.8m the previous year.
Income soared from TV and merchandising, as well as sponsorship and corporate hospitality.
Levy said: “We are in an historic period for the Club and there is a growing sense of excitement.
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“There will, however, be many challenges in the coming months as we near the latter stages of the construction of the new stadium and its opening.
‘The drive and determination to deliver our best across all areas of the Club, together with the unity and support of all involved, will, I believe, see us meet those challenges.”
He added: ‘Extraordinary levels of financial and human resource have seen significant progress on capital projects, with schemes underway at both the new stadium site and our Training Centre.
‘As custodians of the Club we are ever-conscious of the need to ensure the future stability of the Club whilst managing its growth.”
Spurs’ revenues are likely to soar further next season after they move to their new 62,000-seat stadium
Kane, meanwhile, could land a pay increase to £200k a week – eclisping mManchester city frotnman Raheem Sterling as the top-paid Englishman.
Tottenham’s current top-earning player is thought to be France keeper Hugo Lloris, on £120k.
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