How much are Spurs worth?

Tottenham fans woke up to news of a possible takeover led by Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi.

It’s been a quite bleak duration for the Lilywhites, however news of ENIC’s prospective departure would suffice to put a cumulative smile on the face of the fanbase. However, there’s a long method to go yet.

Daniel Levy’s lofty estimate of the club and his hesitation to offer makes any prospective takeover tough and not likely. But ENIC need to cost some point, right?

Tottenham have actually been owned by the ENIC Group because 2001. The British investment firm, which is led by Joe Lewis, owns over 85% of the club.

Daniel Levy, together with his household, own 29.4% of the share capital of ENIC, and he has actually run as Tottenham’s chairman because the club was taken control of over twenty years earlier. He’s the longest-serving chairman in the Premier League.

Forbes valued Tottenham at £1.9bn in May 2022, simply after they ensured themselves an area in the 2022/23 Champions League.

Levy apparently valued Tottenham at £3.5bn back in 2021, an evaluation that was mocked by leading market specialists at the time.

However, Najafi is apparently leading a consortium that’s prepared to bid £2.9bn for the club. While it will not match Levy’s evaluation, the quote shows that his apparently lofty estimate wasn’t too away.

Nevertheless, in spite of growing fan pressure, Levy isn’t thought to be too crazy about retiring right now and offering his Tottenham shares. However, if a massive deal like the reported one from Najafi shows up, it’d certainly be too tough for Levy to withstand.

Current Chelsea owner Todd Boehly apparently shopped the club back in 2019. The American led a consortium that remained in sophisticated settlements to take control of Tottenham for £2.3bn prior to talks broke down with absolutely nothing concurred.

Los Angeles Media Fund international endeavors are likewise stated to have had a £3bn deal rebuffed by ENIC in 2022. The quote matched the present owners’ evaluation, however the club did not wish to be noted on the stock market.

On this edition of Oh What a Night, Sean Walsh & Jude Summerfield recall at Spurs’ 2010/11 UEFA Champions League run ahead of the journey to San Siro to deal with a/c Milan in this year’s round of 16!

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Levy’s appeal has actually never ever been lower. While the work he’s done off the pitch has actually assisted progress Tottenham into a business force, the club’s absence of on-pitch success (in regards to flatware) because ENIC took control of indicates perseverance is running thin amongst advocates.

After sacking Mauricio Pochettino in 2019, Levy has actually worked with a set of supervisors in Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte who were expected to produce instant success. Unfortunately, Mourinho’s reign was an extreme failure and Conte is starting to lose some areas of the fanbase in his 2nd season at the club.

There are concerns about the club’s on-pitch instructions and while there are numerous problems to fix, numerous fans think that Levy’s departure would fix a lot of them. “We want Levy out” is shouted at every video game, house and away, and such weeps grow louder with each passing week.