Could there be changes at the top of Tottenham Hotspur? And is Daniel Levy open to investment?
There have been noises that Amanda Staveley could buy a stake in Tottenham and work alongside Levy at Hotspur Way.
Staveley recently left Newcastle United after helping broker the club’s takeover from Mike Ashley to the Saudi-led Public Investment Fund (PIF) in 2021.
The majority of Newcastle supporters appreciated the work Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi did during their time at St James’ Park.
But now she could possibly be sitting in the boardroom of Tottenham amid suggestions she wants to buy a stake in the club.
Levy is a marmite-like figure at Tottenham, whilst the club’s chairman has helped enhance the club off the field of play, especially with the stadium and training ground.
The fact of the matter is that the north London outfit have only won one trophy during his near three-decade time at the club.
One man who constantly provides insight into Levy in the media is former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan, who is a friend of the English businessman.
Jordan reacted to the suggestion that Staveley could buy a stake in Spurs by brutally claiming that she is ‘both fortunate and talented in equal measures’.
But he made it clear that he would be ‘amazed’ if anything happened and he can’t see anything happening beyond speculation, as he told talkSPORT.
Buying a stake in Tottenham
“Amanda Staveley has been both fortunate and talented in equal measure,” said Jordan. “It didn’t surprise me that her tenure at Newcastle wasn’t that long. She hasn’t got the money to buy anything. The investors she might have within her fund are not going to be able to buy Tottenham Hotspur or 25% for anywhere near £500 million.
“Daniel Levy was talking a year ago about £3.5bn wouldn’t get you in the back door. Forbes can value it at whatever they want. Football clubs are subjective investments. They are valued based on what someone is prepared to pay.
On what Daniel Levy would listen to: “First of all, it’s not going to be a majority shareholding, it’s going to be someone who can work with the business, if indeed, he feels he needs the cash. Tottenham aren’t short of any cash.
On if he can see Staveley and Ghodoussi in at Tottenham, in some shape and form, with Levy: “No,” responded Jordan before the question can be finished. “I don’t see in what capacity. Whether she is able to raise money from others because it won’t be hers, will it?! It’s not beyond the wit of man to believe that if someone is going to make a substantial offer to buy a proportion of the football club, and that money could be redeployed to advance the football club, that it might be considered. But I would be surprised. I would be amazed if they can buy Tottenham Hotspur or 25% for £600 million. I don’t see that happening.”
Tottenham under Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou is probably the most popular person at Tottenham and he has helped transform the club in recent seasons.
Yes, Spurs had proven winners in their dugout – Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte – but their style of play had gone out of the window.
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One thing is for sure, after Postecoglou’s success at Celtic, he has brought a new lease of life to his new club and brought back that much-wanted attacking football.
Now, like always, the task is to win a trophy and get rid of that dark cloud that has been hovering over the club’s head for a long time now.
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