Tottenham expert shares Daniel Levy update amid ‘takeover talk’ – ‘fans don’t seem to understand’
Daniel Levy will still be in control of Tottenham if Qatari-based company QSI buy into the club.
That is according to Spurs expert John Wenham, who regularly breaks news about the club on his Lilywhite Rose social media channels.
CBS reported on Sunday (January 8) that PSG’s Qatari owners, QSI, are hoping to secure minority investment in a Premier League club in 2023.
QSI chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi met with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy earlier this week in London as exploratory talks began over a potential investment.
Wenham fears many Tottenham fans are misunderstanding what Qatari investment could mean for changes at N17.
“The rumour is that they would only want a minority investment, a lot of fans seem unable to understand what that means,” Wenham told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
“Minority means, yes, you are on the board but your voting share is equivalent to what your owning share is. There are talks of 25%.
“So you could still be outvoted by people who hold more than your 35% and that won’t change. In any scenario where Qatari investment arrives, Daniel Levy will still be in charge.
“Levy will still be the key decision maker. Fans don’t seem to understand this. I’ve seen many people have already put Qatari flags in their Twitter bios.
“Minority investment is not majority ownership, it’s very, very different. I don’t know where this takeover talk has come from.”
Levy has been on the board at Tottenham since December 2000.
He replaced Alan Sugar as chairman of Spurs in February 2001 on the completion of the sale of the club.
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