Journalist claims consortium may look to buy Tottenham on one condition

If Sheik Jassim’s bid to buy Manchester United is unsuccessful, it is reported that the Qatari billionaire may turn his attention to a takeover at Tottenham Hotspur instead.

The banker has been circling the Red Devils for a while now with a view to purchasing the club from the Glazer family.

Jassim and his consortium face competition from British businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has also submitted an offer to buy Manchester United and has held an interest for many months (The Athletic).

There have been three rounds of bidding for the club already, and it was thought Ratcliffe’s offer was the more desirable one as we approach the climax of the process.

However, it is believed Jassim has now improved his terms and made a final, ‘take it or leave it’ offer for Manchester United late on, which could rival Ratcliffe’s proposal (Daily Mail).

Now, it has emerged that if Jassim’s bid for Manchester United is unsuccessful, he may look to purchase Tottenham Hotspur from Joe Lewis and the ENIC group.

That’s according to ESPN journalist Mark Ogden, who told the United Stand: “PSG was a great move [for the club’s Qatari owners] because it’s Paris, it’s a great city, but I think they’ve found over the years that Ligue 1 is just not big enough.

“They want the Premier League footprint. Somebody told me recently, they said that if the Qataris don’t buy Manchester United, they’ll be back and they might end up buying Tottenham.”

On how that could affect the Premier League, Ogden added: “If you’ve got Manchester City owned by Abu Dhabi, Newcastle owned by Saudi Arabia, [and] if Qataris maybe buy Tottenham, then you’ve got three clubs who can pull away.

“Every year, it would be United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal fighting for fourth spot, which is quite a terrifying prospect.”

Spurs Web Opinion

While I’m not keen on the idea of Spurs being bought by controversial owners as we’ve seen at City and Newcastle, I simply don’t think I can take any more of Daniel Levy’s leadership at the club.

I imagine almost every top club will soon be owned by this kind of consortium, so we may as well be next.

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