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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Daniel Levy may be blocking Spurs takeover"
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author: "Will Seager"
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published: "2022-02-15T07:05:59Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Daniel Levy may be blocking Spurs takeover

**According to football finance expert Kieran Maguire (via [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-chief-levy-could-be-blocking-2bn-takeover-maguire/)), Daniel Levy’s insistence on calling the shots at Tottenham could stand in the way of a future £3billion takeover.**

### The Lowdown

On 4 February, [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3108037/2022/02/04/enic-and-the-long-term-future-of-tottenham-hotspur/) reported that an experienced club broker had claimed that “Spurs are 100 per cent for sale”, further backed by previous rumours suggesting that “Daniel \[Levy\] has said that he is building this \[the club\] to sell it”. In addition to being Spurs chairman, Levy is a part-owner of the club through his shares in [ENIC](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-chief-levy-could-be-blocking-2bn-takeover-maguire/).

Despite this, it is claimed that ENIC are in [no rush to sell](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-chief-levy-could-be-blocking-2bn-takeover-maguire/) the club, as the hope to sell is more of a long-term ambition.

[The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3108037/2022/02/04/enic-and-the-long-term-future-of-tottenham-hotspur/) have disclosed that the price tag is understood to be £3bn, comprising £2.3bn for the shares, plus £700m of debt.

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Maguire has said that he cannot picture the 60-year-old businessman giving up control. Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-chief-levy-could-be-blocking-2bn-takeover-maguire/) about the ownership situation at Tottenham, he outlined:

*“They have made Spurs very attractive to investors.* *They now have the highest-grossing stadium in the Premier League.*

*‘They are also regular contenders for Champions League places, and UEFA have announced higher revenues in that competition.*

*“So there are lots of plus points when it comes to a sale, but there are also a couple of stumbling blocks.* *The first is the price, which would probably be about £2bn. So it’s very expensive.*

*“Also, if you’re paying that much money, you want to be able to run the club. Daniel Levy seems to want to have his cake and eat it too.”*

### The Verdict

With a £2.3bn price tag, the club’s valuation already appeared steep, considering their position of eighth in the Premier League table. This is further exacerbated by the £700m debt which accompanies the club and highlights the [glaring lack of silverware](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/erfolge/verein/148) in the Tottenham trophy cabinet, given the [huge amounts of money](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/alletransfers/verein/148) the north Londoners have spent.

Whilst Levy could prove to be a nuisance if Spurs receive a suitable offer for the club, the price tag certainly seems the biggest hurdle to a potential takeover, so it will likely take a mammoth offer for any such deal to come to fruition.

***In other news: [Pete O’Rourke makes Antonio Conte transfer claim](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/conte-wants-defenders-spurs-transfer-latest/)***