{"id":186671,"date":"2025-10-08T23:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/186671\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T23:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:46:08","slug":"daniel-levy-could-still-be-the-answer-to-future-tottenham-hotspur-takeover-attempts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/186671\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Levy could still be the answer to future Tottenham Hotspur takeover attempts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the leading experts on the business of football, Stefan Borsen, has suggested that Daniel Levy could now make a big move that affects Tottenham after being removed from his role as chairman.<\/p>\n

Following Daniel Levy\u2019s exit, several consortia have made moves to purchase Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> from majority owners ENIC.<\/p>\n

Last month, Tottenham confirmed that they rejected two approaches to buy a stake in the club<\/a>, making it clear that the club is not for sale.<\/p>\n

On Monday, a consortium headed by Brooklyn Earick also announced that they will not be bidding for Spurs<\/a> after the North London club\u2019s owners unequivocally rejected their expression of interest.<\/p>\n

\"DanielCredit: @thefrederikkejensen \/ InstagramDaniel Levy\u2019s ties with Tottenham could be permanently severed<\/p>\n

While buying Tottenham off ENIC seems difficult at the moment, Stefan Borsen has now suggested investors could turn to Levy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He remarked that we may see interested parties trying to buy out Levy\u2019s minority share of the club before slowly ramping up their level of ownership of Spurs.<\/p>\n

Borson told Football Insider<\/a>: \u201cI still think that if somebody could put an offer together for Daniel Levy\u2019s part of ENIC, given that there\u2019s clearly been a fallout there, I think that would start to make some sense, where you brought in very much like Sir Jim Ratcliffe at United, you brought in a 25 per cent shareholder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it wasn\u2019t quite the same with Manchester United, but a 25 per cent shareholder comes in to partner with the majority owner. I don\u2019t think the Lewis\u2019s are showing that they would be prepared to take a backseat in the way that the Glazers have, and that again will go to value.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there may well be a minority owner that is interested in taking 25 per cent of Tottenham and going from there, maybe with a plan over the next few years to build up to 50 per cent, then 75 per cent, and then full ownership. I think that\u2019s feasible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Lewis\u2019s don\u2019t want to sell, then it does look like it\u2019s difficult for Daniel Levy and his family to remain as a relatively small minority. That does look like something that they\u2019re going to want to work their way out of and take the money.\u201d<\/p>\n

ENIC may not be bluffing about their plans for Spurs<\/p>\n

A little over a week ago, Tottenham cut ties with Rothschild & Co<\/a>, who were appointed by Levy in April 2024 to help find external investment into the club.<\/p>\n

Borsen sees that as potential evidence that the Lewis family<\/a> mean what they say when they insist that they are not looking to sell the club.<\/p>\n

The finance expert said about Tottenham\u2019s majority owners: \u201cIt increasingly looks like they\u2019re not bluffing. Getting rid of Rothschild\u2019s as your advisor is a statement that you\u2019re not really engaging and you don\u2019t really want to sell, which is consistent with what they\u2019ve said publicly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, they have been pretty blunt about that desire for certainly the Lewis family side of things to keep the asset to keep the ownership. They\u2019re very visible now at games home and away, so I think you can start to take them on face value that they\u2019re not really looking for a buyer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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