Daniel Levy has given consideration to putting Tottenham Hotspur ground staff who have not been furloughed to work at his private Hertfordshire estate during the coronavirus crisis.

Tottenham insist that chairman Levy would pay any staff he uses privately himself, rather than through their Spurs salary, as the club attempt to keep employees in work.

Levy and Spurs have come under fire for pushing ahead with 20 per cent wage cuts for their 550 non-playing staff, around half of whom have been furloughed, during April and May.

Members of staff have been upset by the measures, believing they are being treated differently to employees at other Premier League clubs. Norwich City and Bournemouth are both making up the shortfall in wages for furloughed staff.

But Levy has stressed that the decision to cut wages and furlough staff has been made to protect jobs for the future and fight the threat of redundancies further down the line.

As part of his desire to keep as much of his staff working as possible, consideration has been given to Levy topping up the hours of Tottenham’s ground staff by using them at his home.

Levy lives in Hertfordshire at a residence which people who have visited say has expansive grounds.