According to the Daily Mail, Daniel Levy is worried by the prospect of Chelsea being sold quickly, as it could impact Tottenham.
What’s the story?
Well, after the UK Government sanctioned Roman Abramovich, Chelsea are on the market.
The Blues need to be sold quickly, with company credit cards currently frozen and Chelsea unable to sell tickets to supporters.
However, Levy is concerned that a speedy, cut-price sale of Tottenham’s London rivals could have an impact on the value of Spurs.
The Daily Mail explain how Tottenham have been on the market for years now, but nobody has come anywhere close to meeting Levy’s asking price.
Additionally, Jonathan Goldstein and Todd Boehly – two of the bidders for Chelsea – have previously expressed an interest in buying Tottenham.
Therefore, Levy has even more reason to worry, as it would mean two potential buyers for Spurs will no longer be interested.
According to The Athletic, anyone interested in buying Tottenham will have to pay £3bn.
Tottenham can’t blame Chelsea
In our view, Levy shouldn’t be too worried about the situation at Chelsea.
It’s up to the 60-year-old to sell Tottenham by lowering his asking price, which is clearly too high.
If Spurs have been on the market for years, and Levy is yet to sell them, there’s clearly an issue with the price tag, which has nothing to do with Chelsea.
If the sanctioning of Abramovich does harm the value of Tottenham, then Levy only has himself to blame for overvaluing Spurs in the first place.
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