Football Finance expert Dan Plumley has said that Tottenham Hotspur could rake in funds of around £1.2 billion if they decide to sell a 40 per cent stake in the club.
When Tottenham released their financial results for the 2022/23 year back in April, Daniel Levy publicly admitted as part of the release that the club had spoken to potential investors.
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The Daily Mail even revealed towards at end of April that multiple US-based investment groups had shown interest in buying a minority stake in the North London club.
One of those was thought to be MSP Sports Capital, with The Financial Times revealing last year that the consortium had even taken ‘formal steps’ to buy a stake in the Lilywhites.
Earlier this week, Tottenham insider Paul O’Keefe stated on social media that the club were holding talks with MSP Sports Capital, who are interested in buying a 40 per cent stake in the Premier League side but he later deleted that tweet.
Subsequently, Football.London’s Alasdair Gold stated that those within Spurs had shot down any suggestions of ongoing negotiations with the investment firm.
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Plumley believes that if such takeover talks were to happen, Tottenham would want more than a billion pounds for a 40 per cent stake in the club.
He told Tottenham News: “If you look at what some clubs have sold for, and use Chelsea as a benchmark, the Manchester United £5billion. Look at what Spurs are doing and have got the stadium as well and what that can generate, even on a conservative estimation, you’re looking at valuing that club at £2-3 billion.
“I know Spurs themselves have said it’s £3billion in the past, so that’s not an unrealistic valuation and if you look at 40 per cent of that, you’re talking anything between £800million and £1.2billion for that kind of stake.
“It’s certainly not small change and it’s a significant investment for a significant amount of money. “The valuations we have seen for the big Premier League football clubs, Spurs are tracking in that ballpark, even without some of the on-pitch success, the finances and the commercial activity off it linked to the stadium, there’s loads of potential there.
“I think realistically, if you’re going to take a stake like that on, I think you’re looking at anything up to £1billion and a bit.”
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Given the infrastructure that is now in place at Tottenham, I see the Spurs chairman valuing the club at a higher price than Chelsea were bought for.
The Spurs chairman could demand £5billion, which means he will want around £2billion for a 40 per cent sale.