Daniel Levy has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur will consider any takeover proposals that come their way but insisted that the recent reports in the media regarding various negotiations are untrue.
It first emerged towards the end of January that Qatar Sports Investment who own Paris Saint-Germain, had expressed interest in buying a minority stake in Spurs (The Athletic).
It was reported that QSI chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi had met with Levy on multiple occasions to hold discussions regarding a potential stake in the Premier League side.
It then emerged in February that Iranian-American businessman, Jahm Najafi, is working with a consortium to prepare a £3.1 billion offer to buy Tottenham (The Financial Times).
The Evening Standard subsequently suggested that while Levy has had conversations with multiple prospective investors, he and Joe Lewis are undecided over whether they want to listen to offers for the whole club, sell a minority stake or remain in complete control.
The Spurs chairman has now rubbished the aforementioned reports regarding active talks to sell the club.
He told the debating society of Cambridge University: “We have a duty to consider any proposal that anyone wants to make. All I will say is that we are not in negotiations with anybody nor have we been over recent months. All the stuff in the newspapers have been completely untrue.”
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It is obvious that the club will deny holding these talks but it has been quite clear for a while that Tottenham are for sale at the right price. However, whether someone would be willing to pay that price and accept their other demands (one being for Levy to stay on chairman) remains to be seen.
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