A report from The Athletic has offered some insight into how Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy feels about the negative chanting from the fans of the club recently.
Levy is currently the longest-serving chairman across the Premier League, having taken up his position with Tottenham in 2001 as part of the ENIC group led by Joe Lewis.
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Fans have become increasingly frustrated with the group and with Levy, for a perceived lack of ambition and investment in the club.
It has led many supporters to display banners protesting the current ownership and regular chants around the Tottenham Hotspur stadium imploring Levy to leave the club.
There’s a chance the fans may get their wishes, too, as it has emerged Iranian-American businessman Jahm Najafi is leading a consortium in an effort to purchase the club from ENIC (Financial Times).
However, it is thought that takeover attempt will be unsuccessful as the reported offer from Najafi will fall short of Joe Lewis’ valuation of the club.
Whether this takeover is successful or not, the latest from the Athletic suggests that it will take more than a hostile reception from the fans to drive ENIC and Levy out of Tottenham Hotspur football club.
The outlet states that, while Levy does indeed care about the supporters, the ‘Levy out’ and ‘ENIC out’ chants are not likely to force their hand and lead to a sale of the club.
Apparently, Levy is more concerned with delivering success on the pitch and continuing the commercial success that has come with the new stadium.
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Unless a mega offer is put on the table, I really cannot see Levy and ENIC walking away from Spurs any time soon. The club is in an incredible financial position right now and will probably keep getting better and better in that regard, so why would they give that up?
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