Tottenham Takeover Talk

[Hotspur88]

If I get any further updates I'll of course keep you in the loop the best I can.

People are right to question why this hasn't attracted any traction in the media yet, however it could just be that very few know about it. I was told it was at a point where the main deal was done and they were offering out small equity opportunities to a select few hence why it may be quiet.

It may all come to nothing but the source on this also worked on another recent takeover so is very well placed.

We are a very well run club financially, we are in an unbelievable position re FFP so I am slightly unnerved by a potential takeover, I guess one main benefit is the potential new owners would be happy to spend say 400m over the course of a Summer if that was what we could spend whereas ENIC would maybe be willing to have an outlay or 100m at best.

 

[Gassin's finest]

The day a journo uses SC as a source, is the day they should stop being a journo.

Doesn't stop them using twitter.

 

[Clark28]

We are a very well run club financially, we are in an unbelievable position re FFP so I am slightly unnerved by a potential takeover, I guess one main benefit is the potential new owners would be happy to spend say 400m over the course of a Summer if that was what we could spend whereas ENIC would maybe be willing to have an outlay or 100m at best.

Ordering my Mbappe top now

 

[felmani26]

If I get any further updates I'll of course keep you in the loop the best I can.

People are right to question why this hasn't attracted any traction in the media yet, however it could just be that very few know about it. I was told it was at a point where the main deal was done and they were offering out small equity opportunities to a select few hence why it may be quiet.

It may all come to nothing but the source on this also worked on another recent takeover so is very well placed.

We are a very well run club financially, we are in an unbelievable position re FFP so I am slightly unnerved by a potential takeover, I guess one main benefit is the potential new owners would be happy to spend say 400m over the course of a Summer if that was what we could spend whereas ENIC would maybe be willing to have an outlay or 100m at best.

Appreciate the info H88.

Would love to know if others have heard similar without of course divulging any details at this stage.

 

[SirHarryHotspur]

How does the takeover code apply to a private limited company registered in the UK like THL , there are still something like 30,000 private shareholders even though they only hold about 13% of the shares , do they have to be informed or is it ENIC Sports inc or whichever part of ENIC holds the major shareholding that is being sold ?

 

[Ghost Hardware]

If ENIC are at a point where they are accepting offers then they are obviously willing and happy to sell. If that is the case then one could make an argument for selling being in the clubs best interest. However that being said most recent sales have not been of great success, Chelsea have been a complete disaster for example. They have highlighted the point that just because a club has and can spend 400 mil on players it doesn't mean the team will be better for it. Underneath all of this, considering we supposedly had talks with QSI last year and their failure in acquiring Utd, there is a very real possibility that the our new owners might be an oil state which would be somewhat hard to stomach.

As has been mentioned previously, without knowing who the buyers are its hard to come to an opinion ether way on a potential sale and if ENIC are actually happy to sell then it might be the time for new ownership but considering the current landscape i'm certainly less then enthused about the idea then I would have been this time last year.

 

[wadewill]

It does seem as though we are the best option for an owner who sees us as more of a plaything or for a bit of sport-washing than possibly anyone else in the Europe.

There are a very small amount of clubs that could spend anywhere near what we can under FFP/PSR and everything Infrastructure-wise is already in place, we already have a good squad, coaching set up, now youth set up. Someone could come in, spend £250m on 3 new players and we would absolutely be up there with anyone.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

I am not too worried about a sale at this point. As others point out the devil is in the details- and we don’t yet know who, or the potential structure.

But based on previous experience, I expect Levy to be part of the new ownership structure and will remain as chairman. And, for the moment I think that is a good thing.

 

[superted4]

It does seem as though we are the best option for an owner who sees us as more of a plaything or for a bit of sport-washing than possibly anyone else in the Europe.

There are a very small amount of clubs that could spend anywhere near what we can under FFP/PSR and everything Infrastructure-wise is already in place, we already have a good squad, coaching set up, now youth set up. Someone could come in, spend £250m on 3 new players and we would absolutely be up there with anyone.

Sold! Count me in!

 

[HildoSpur]

I would be quite ironic that the owners sell up just at the moment that they finally appear to have got their shit together

Having said that, if they feel it's the right moment then it's better to sell for a ton of cash when the club appears to be moving in the right direction. We must be one of the most attractive clubs in the world right now for an investor looking to buy a club, with the infrastructure we have and everything else in place.

If this happens let's hope Levy and co. show the same diligence and care they have shown in the past year to ensure that if the club does get sold, it gets sold to people who want the club to be successful and build upon what is already in place.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

I see a lot, well a few, OK i've seen it said once but i'd bet there's more, anywaaaaaaaay, it's this story and the word 'true'.

If you expect 'true' on this and doubt it because it's not been in the media, hello, where have you been?

We have no idea about at which stage of things the source or the source's source got to hear anything about it. It's entirely possible it was very early on, this progressed (or didn't) and nothing came of it. And I could go on. And on. There's a whole heap of possibilities and any negotiations, if it gets to that stage, won't take five minutes, there's plenty of time. And should we mention the fact that we've been here before? Yes? OK then, we've been here before.

So, my advice, for now, is to just take the salt and don't try to second guess things because you just end up baffling yourselves with assumption dressed as 'fact' and let's face it, baffling some of you is like taking candy from a baby

 

[wadewill]

Sold! Count me in!

But as others have said. Spend that £250m like Liverpool or Villa etc would spend it

Or spend it like Chelsea.

No thanks to option 2

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

The more I think about this - the secrecy and stealth - I think this will simply be Lewis family Trust cashing out, and if a deal is announced, it will be presented as “Business as Usual” for the near future (I.e. I would not expect many changes, if any, and probably not a lot of extra cash to spend.)

 

[talkshowhost86]

I see a lot, well a few, OK i've seen it said once but i'd bet there's more, anywaaaaaaaay, it's this story and the word 'true'.

If you expect 'true' on this and doubt it because it's not been in the media, hello, where have you been?

We have no idea about at which stage of things the source or the source's source got to hear anything about it. It's entirely possible it was very early on, this progressed (or didn't) and nothing came of it. And I could go on. And on. There's a whole heap of possibilities. And should we mention the fact that we've been here before? Yes? OK then, we've been here before.

So, my advice, for now, is to just take the salt and don't try to second guess things because you just end up baffling yourselves with assumption dressed as 'fact' and let's face it, baffling some of you is like taking candy from a baby

Sounds like someone is trying to cover up the fact that they've made an offer to Dannyboy...

 

[talkshowhost86]

The more I think about this - the secrecy and stealth - I think this will simply be Lewis family Trust cashing out, and if a deal is announced, it will be presented as “Business as Usual” for the near future (I.e. I would not expect many changes, if any, and probably not a lot of extra cash to spend.)

This sort of sensible expectation setting is clearly not what this thread is about.

I want someone to tell me that we will soon have enough money to resurrect Diego Maradona, clone him 5 times, and then just have all the Maradona clones sitting on the bench because we've actually bought 65 players better than him.

 

[Trix]

It does seem as though we are the best option for an owner who sees us as more of a plaything or for a bit of sport-washing than possibly anyone else in the Europe.

There are a very small amount of clubs that could spend anywhere near what we can under FFP/PSR and everything Infrastructure-wise is already in place, we already have a good squad, coaching set up, now youth set up. Someone could come in, spend £250m on 3 new players and we would absolutely be up there with anyone.

If they were the right players.................

Pumping money in/being taken over is no guarantee of anything.

 

[HildoSpur]

This sort of sensible expectation setting is clearly not what this thread is about.

I want someone to tell me that we will soon have enough money to resurrect Diego Maradona, clone him 5 times, and then just have all the Maradona clones sitting on the bench because we've actually bought 65 players better than him.

Don't be ridiculous. How would you fit 5 Maradona's into the squad? Maybe if we cloned Best, Pele and Messi there would at least be options in different positions. #squadbuildingtipsfromanidiot

 

[SirHarryHotspur]

Last September in an interview with Bloomberg

“I’ve got no real interest to leave Tottenham, but I have a duty to consider anything that anyone may want to propose,” Levy said. “It’s not about me, it’s about what’s right for the club.

“We have 30,000 shareholders who own approximately 13.5 per cent. We run this club as if it is a public company. If anyone wants to make serious propositions to the board of Tottenham, we will consider it along with our advisors.

”And if we felt it was in the interests of the club, we would be open to anything.”

 

[Trix]

The more I think about this - the secrecy and stealth - I think this will simply be Lewis family Trust cashing out, and if a deal is announced, it will be presented as “Business as Usual” for the near future (I.e. I would not expect many changes, if any, and probably not a lot of extra cash to spend.)

Not a problem with that at all. Keep things as they are with Levy at the helm but actually having an owner who will hold him to account on any future failings would be the ideal scenario.

 

[HildoSpur]

Not a problem with that at all. Keep things as they are with Levy at the helm but actually having an owner who will hold him to account on his future failings would be the ideal scenario.

That would be the dream for sure - we have finally a good structure in place. If we can get serious financial backing but also have owners above Levy who will hold his feet to the fire and ensure that he keeps things working well on the football side then it's probably the best case scenario for the club for the forseeable.