Tottenham Hotspur could be primed for a takeover, or at least a partial one, and it seems now could be a good time for it as the club is now thought to be worth £610m more than it was at this time last year.
ENIC group have had control over Tottenham for more than 20 years now, but the time may be coming when the group relinquishes some of its stake in the club.
It has been no secret that Daniel Levy and the board are at least open to approaches for a takeover, with a partial sale thought to be the preferred option.
According to Spurs insider, Paul O’Keefe, the club is currently in talks with MSP Sports Capital over an investment opportunity that could see 40% of the club change hands.
Tottenham Hotspur are more valuable than ever
While details of these discussions are scarce as it stands, there is a belief that Tottenham could be a far more valuable asset than it was a year ago.
That’s according to Football Benchmark, who reveal Spurs are up two places to seventh in the chart of the most valuable football clubs, with a value today of €3.5bn.
That’s up 26% from last year. The report states the increase in enterprise value is “driven by the new stadium and additional income from the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League campaign, along with the staff cost-to-operating revenue ratio below 50%” and has seen them leapfrog Chelsea and PSG.
That 26% increase equates to roughly £610m, meaning any takeover is going to be even more lucrative than before.
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I don’t even think ENIC and Levy leaving the club entirely is a good thing to be honest, as they clearly bring a great deal of commercial success. But, we need investors who are going to actually put real money into the transfer side of things, so this partial takeover would be the best of both worlds for Spurs.