Tottenham takeover latest - 'Advanced' Amanda Staveley talks, Daniel Levy stance and Eddie Howe link

The latest Tottenham Hotspur takeover news includes former Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley and her fund, PCP Capital, reputedly expressing an interest in Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur has reportedly held advanced talks over recent weeks and months regarding selling some, but not all, of the club.

Former Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley and her husband and business partner Mehrdad Ghodoussi have reputedly held talks with Tottenham, something she did not deny when asked about their apparent interest during a recent interview. An update on that potential interest in the Spurs has since come to light, with the couple said to have attended multiple matches already this season.

One-time prospective Manchester United owner Sheikh Jassim and American investors MSP Sports Capital are also said to have shown interest. football.london has the latest on a potential takeover or sale of a stake in the club.

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'Advanced talks'

Our colleagues at the Mirror reported in late August via The Sun that Staveley and her husband and business partner Mehrdad Ghodoussi were in advanced talks over acquiring a sizeable stake in Spurs. They quote a source close to the deal who claims they are serious about getting involved with the club, which they hoped would be finalised within weeks with an initial investment, and at least before the end of this year.

Both are said to have attended the match against Brentford as club guests, with Ghodoussi also reputedly attending the North London Derby. The expectation is seemingly that the couple will purchase shares owned by the Lewis Family Trust.

It has now been reported by The Sun that Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, a close ally of Staveley during their time at St James' Park, is likely to be top of a managerial wish-list if any deal is done, despite the work of current boss Ange Postecoglou.

Levy latest

In the club's latest set of financial results, which were released in April, Levy acknowledged: "the board and its advisors, Rothschild & Co, are in discussions with prospective investors" as they need to "continue to invest in the teams and undertake future capital projects, the club requires a significant increase in its equity base".

In late July, the Sunday Times reported that Rothschild bankers were advising on the sale of a minority stake. They also claimed that raising fresh capital would fund signings, develop an academy for the women's team, and build a 30-storey hotel next to their stadium.

Levy has since reiterated the club's stance at a fan forum in late September. "We announced with our last results that we believe this club needs a bigger capital base because we've got a lot of exciting projects on the horizon, and we want to make further investment in the teams," the chairman said.

"Some form of minority investment is what we're looking for. We've got nothing to announce at the moment, but we are in the market."

Staveley's stance

Asked by The Athletic what she could say about the potential investment in Tottenham, Stavely said: “Not much, I’m afraid. My preference would have been to stay with Newcastle, but life doesn’t always work out exactly how you want it to.

"Nothing is going to replicate that. I fell in love with Newcastle, the club and the people, and that can’t change, but I didn’t want to get in Newcastle’s way. It’s got to be about what’s best for Newcastle.

“Mehrdad [Ghodoussi, her husband and fellow financier who was also a Newcastle co-owner] and I are keen to be hands-on. We’re hard-working people; I love to be very busy and to engage, and I love football. Very sadly, we have to move on to other projects and that might involve us taking a stake in another club or buying another club, and that’s difficult. But it’s possible.

“I don’t know what my future holds, but you can never move on from the love I have for Newcastle, and I would love to come back for matches. I’m a Geordie now. I’m a Yorkshire Geordie, but I will always have that chemistry and that love.”

Rothschild 'talks'

Bloomberg reported in mid-July that Spurs are one of multiple clubs, including Monaco, that Staveley is possibly looking at as she searches for another football investment after selling her stake in Newcastle that same month, with talks already said to have taken place with the club's advisors Rothschild and Co. Later in July, The Sunday Times claimed that Staveley had expressed an interest in a stake in Tottenham after reputedly raising £500million through her firm PCP Capital Partners.

The financier helped the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund purchase Newcastle in 2021, taking on six per cent of the club and had been a public-facing figure of the consortium until she left. Staveley, 51, has been spotted at Spurs matches over the past few years, watching on at Stamford Bridge and St James' Park during matches involving the club.

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