Kieran Maguire: Daniel Levy may be blocking ‘£2bn’ Tottenham takeover
Daniel Levy’s insistence on calling the shots at Tottenham could stand in the way of a future £2billion takeover.
That is the view of finance guru Kieran Maguire, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the future ownership of the club.
A source reportedly told The Athletic last Friday (4 February) that “Spurs are 100 per cent for sale”.
But it is claimed that Spurs chiefs are in no hurry to sell up and that hopes of a sale are a long-term ambition.
Levy is Spurs chairman as well as part-owner through his shares in ENIC.
And Maguire cannot envisage the 60-year-old would be willing to cede control.
“They have made Spurs very attractive to investors,” he told Football Insider’s Adam Williams.
“They now have the highest-grossing stadium in the Premier League.
‘They are also regular contenders for Champions League places, and Uefa have announced higher revenues in that competition.
“So there are lots of plus points when it comes to a sale, but there are also a couple of stumbling blocks.
“The first is the price, which would probably be about £2bn. So it’s very expensive.
“Also, if you’re paying that much money, you want to be able to run the club. Daniel Levy seems to want to have his cake and eat it too.”
Any future investor in Spurs would take on the club’s £706m in stadium dents.
Spurs will be looking to bounce back from their 3-2 defeat to Southampton on Wednesday when they face Wolves later today (13 February).
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