The trustee of Daniel Levy’s family trust has allegedly agreed to part ways with 24.99 per cent ownership of ENIC, the owners of Tottenham Hotspur, but who are the men behind the buyers, Eight Sports Capital?
The news emerged on Friday afternoon that Daniel Levy had reportedly agreed to sell 24.99% of his 29.88% shares in Tottenham Hotspur owners ENIC through the trustee of Levy’s family trust to a private firm that provides global financing to football clubs and sports organisations.
Levy left his position as chairman of Spurs back in the summer after almost 25 years at the helm, and there were rumours that he could cash out on his shares in ENIC.
Although Levy has seemingly retained 4.89%, the majority of his ENIC shares have allegedly been agreed to be sold to Eight Sports Capital, a firm that many Tottenham fans will not have heard of.
It should be added that Levy has so far not commented on the reported deal, with details only emerging from the buyer side.
Eight Sport Capital say that the ‘transaction is structured through the acquisition from Oakchester Limited’ rather than a direct sale from Daniel Levy himself. However, Oakchester Limited is ‘acting as trustee of The Levy Children’s Trust and The Walburg Discretionary Trust, which are family trusts established for the benefit of Daniel Levy’s children.’
The company’s press release read: “Eight Sports Capital Limited today announces the signing of a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 24.99% interest in ENIC Sports and Developments Holdings Limited (“ENIC”), the parent company of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
“The transaction is structured through the acquisition from Oakchester Limited of the entire issued share capital of Walburg Holdings Limited and Larkin Ltd pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement. The target companies together beneficially hold 24.99% of the issued ordinary share capital of ENIC. Oakchester Limited is owned by Whitmill Trust Company (Gibraltar) Limited, acting as trustee of The Levy Children’s Trust and The Walburg Discretionary Trust, which are family trusts established for the benefit of Daniel Levy’s children.”
Who are Eight Sports Capital and why have they moved for Tottenham?
Eight Sports Capital was founded in 2020 and has spent the last six years providing global financing to football clubs and sports organisations. This includes expertise in revenue anticipation, M&A transactions, and providing liquidity to help sports entities manage cash flow and strategic acquisitions.
A spokesperson for Eight Sports Capital Limited stated about buying a stake in ENIC: “We are delighted to have signed this agreement to acquire a significant stake in ENIC. We look forward to working with the Club’s shareholders, management, staff, players and fans to support Tottenham Hotspur’s continued growth and success.”
While the press release and statement from an Eight Sports Capital spokesperson gave little away in terms of their intentions with Spurs, we now know a lot more about the figures who are said to be behind the deal.
Spurs fans may recognise Brooklyn Earick, Wing Fai Ng and Richard Tsai
Let’s start with Brooklyn Earick, who Spurs Web understands is the current CEO of Eight Sports Capital, and has long since been linked with Tottenham Hotspur.
Fans may remember back in September 2025 that a US consortium launched a £4.5billion takeover of Tottenham to take ownership of the club from ENIC. The offer consisted of a £3.3billion purchase bid and £1.2billion set aside for transfers.
While this particular bid came from a 12-person consortium, it was headed up by tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick. Earlier that very year, Earick came close to agreeing a deal to take over the Maserati MSG Formula E racing team.
A source close to Earick at the time stated: “Brooklyn and his team think everything is in place at Tottenham already. Spurs has a world-class stadium and training ground, the infrastructure is all in place. But with the investment they are ready to make, it will be the final step to turn the club into winners on the pitch as well.”
However, as per the UK Takeover Code, Earick and his consortium had to announce their intention over a potential offer by October 24. This led to statements from both the London Stock Exchange and the Tottenham Hotspur board.
The Spurs board stated: “The board of directors of Tottenham Hotspur notes the recent announcements from the Firehawk and Mr Earick’s consortiums that they do not intend to make an offer for the club.
“The board thanks them for the constructive approach taken in the discussions with the club’s and the Lewis family’s representatives, and respecting the clear position of the Lewis family that the club is not for sale. Following the announcements made by the consortiums, the club is no longer in an offer period under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.”
The statement from LSE read: “Further to the announcement made by the Board of Tottenham Hotspur Limited on 26 September 2025 regarding an informal expression of interest in relation to a proposal to acquire the total issued, and to be issued, share capital of the company, Mr Brooklyn Earick confirms that he does not intend to make a firm offer for the company.”
Since then, the Lewis Family (majority owners of ENIC) have doubled down on more than one occasion over the fact that Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale. However, it appears Earick maintained an interest in some form of investment/involvement at Spurs, which took him to Daniel Levy’s door.
Fast forward to January 2026, and rumours emerged that Daniel Levy could sell his ENIC stake to a consortium which includes Hong Kong businessman Ng Wing Fai. It was said that any potential sale of Levy’s shares would cost in the region of £1 billion.
This wasn’t the first time Ng Wing Fai’s name had cropped up either. The businessman was also part of the Firehawk Holdings Limited consortium that showed interest in purchasing Tottenham around the same time as Earick and co.
As for Richard Tsai, he seems to be a new name on the scene. Eight Sports Capital is owned by Triller, which in turn is owned by Tsai and Ng Wing Fai.
It remains to be seen just how involved Tsai, Ng Wing Fai, and Tottenham fan Brooklyn Earick will be after their reported deal. As ENIC own 86.91% of Tottenham Hotspur and Eight Sports Capital now allegedly hold 24.99% of ENIC, that would effectively make them indirect 21.7% owners of Spurs (with some potential caveats).
We are also still awaiting official confirmation from Daniel Levy, ENIC, or Tottenham over any confirmed deal.