Continental make-over for Spurs
Tottenham chairman Levy admitted the previous regime of David Pleat and Glenn Hoddle had resulted in disharmony at the club, but said he was confident he had got it right this time with the appointments of Frank Arnesen, Jacques Santini and Martin Jol. Chris Hughton will remain at the club as assistant coach.
Levy said: "The continental approach has never actually been tried in England, so if it is good enough for Real Madrid then I think it is good enough for Tottenham.
"The previous structure we had at Tottenham was a bit of a hybrid.
"David Pleat, who was director of football, often gave the board different opinions to what the manager had and the board's attitude was always to back the manager.
"That is not the continental structure, where the coach is responsible for coaching the players and the sporting director is responsible for bringing the best players into the club.
"Any changes need time to have an effect but I am confident we shall have success, and it would be inappropriate to put a time limit on it.
"There is money available for players but we are a British club and we shall predominantly remain British in terms of the players we bring to the club."
Former France coach Santini has been given three years in which to turn around Tottenham and said it had always been his dream to coach a Premiership club.
He said: "For many years I have had a dream to manage a big club in the Premiership which is for me the best championship in Europe and I hope to have much success here.
"I am very happy to be at Tottenham and it is very important to begin the season with two or three good results. This is the first objective for the new season. I am ready for my new club.
"I know English football because in the last two years I saw many games in order to keep an eye on my French players. My first priority is to get to know all my players and then work to our strengths.
"A lot of the internationals are still away, but we are going to a training camp in Sweden and I hope to get a lot of good work done there.
"I have a three-year plan and, in the first year, I shall assess the quality of the group and shall be allowed to recruit.
"It is important to pick up points in August, September and October and give a dynamic elan to the club."
Sporting director Arnesen - the man who introduced Ronaldo into European football - promised there would be new recruits during the summer, and hoped they would remind Spurs fans of the days when they went out and signed the likes of Ossie Ardiles.
"It is another world out there since the Bosman ruling and we have to persuade the Ardileses of this world that this a good club to come to."
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