AEG chief Tim Leiweke admits he blocked Tottenham's deal for LA Galaxy star David Beckham.
He revealed the decision on Beckham had been his.
Leiweke said in a telephone interview: "I am the one who made the decision about asking David to come back and play a full season of Major League Soccer because we haven't been able to do that, whether due to loans or injury.
"Our commitment has been, 'David, you need to be back here for the MLS season that begins in March.'
"It is because we asked for that commitment that the timeline with Tottenham, as such, meant it was very difficult for them to figure out a way to integrate David into the team.
"But we encouraged David and co-operated about David going to train because there is a relationship with us and [Spurs chairman] Daniel Levy and the Tottenham squad."
