The former Egypt striker Mido tells a story of how super-agent Mino Raiola instructed him to “run” after agreeing to sign permanently for Tottenham Hotspur in August 2006.

Mido thought he was required to race for a private plane to fly him from Rome to London, but Raiola was actually telling him to run for a good seat on the easyJet flight into Stanstead that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy had booked his £4.5 million signing on to.

Levy had himself, according to Mido, arrived in Italy on the budget airline and virtually all of the players and managers to have worked under the 56 year-old will have their own stories of his money saving, or money making, schemes.

The debate over Levy’s stewardship is back on the agenda, following the latest delays to the new stadium and the fear that manager Mauricio Pochettino may be tempted by an offer from Manchester United or Real Madrid at the end of the season.

There are those who will tell you that Levy’s Tottenham legacy is at stake over the stadium and whether or not the club can financially compete with their richer rivals when they eventually get into their new home, despite the club making their best-ever Premier League start.