Tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick has now reacted to reports that he has made a world record bid to buy Tottenham Hotspur.
We know that there has been interest in Spurs since Daniel Levy’s exit, with Tottenham confirming that they rejected two takeover offers recently.
On Thursday, news broke that a US consortium, headed by Brooklyn Earick, was ready to spend £4.5 billion on Spurs.
The report, which came from The Sun, asserted that the consortium had bid £3.3 billion to buy Tottenham Hotspur and were ready to commit another £1.2 billion to improving the club’s playing squad.
Brooklyn Earick’s telling response to Tottenham takeover rumours
However, since then, other sources have confirmed that the Lewis family have not received any new offer to buy the club.
This has now seemingly been confirmed by Earick himself, with the Tech entrepreneur taking to social media to express his surprise at the report.
The 41-year-old posted a screenshot of The Sun’s article on his Instagram Stories along with the caption: “Pretty low key morning so far”.
Earick then added to his story with a countdown timer marked for 27 days and 10 hours, with the Tottenham dressing room in the background. This could perhaps be a nod to the deadline he has to declare his interest, or lack of interest, in buying Tottenham Hotspur.
The takeover rumour does not pass the sniff test
The report from The Sun made little sense to begin with, and the claim about the £1.2billion investment into Tottenham’s playing squad was a giveaway that it was likely baseless.
If you are an investor looking to buy the club, why would you publicly announce that you are ready to pump £1.2 billion into the club over the £3.3 billion you are willing to pay for the takeover?
Surely that is not a sensible negotiating strategy, as ENIC would demand a higher fee if they knew that the investor was happy to shell out a lot more expenditure on the club.
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