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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Joe Lewis and ENIC ‘actively looking’ for Spurs buyer"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-joe-lewis-and-enic-actively-looking-for-spurs-buyer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-04-17T14:10:34Z"
modified: "2021-04-17T14:10:34Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Joe Lewis and ENIC ‘actively looking’ for Spurs buyer

**According to a report by [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-joe-lewis-lines-up-tottenham-sale-after-50-buyer-found/), Joe Lewis and the ENIC Group are ‘actively looking’ for a buyer of Tottenham Hotspur behind the scenes and have allegedly been lining up the club’s sale – coming after a deal fell through at the end of 2020.**

As this major takeover claim emerges, Lewis has allegedly sanctioned brokers to ‘find and assess’ any possibly buyers or investors for the club.

### Lewis ‘actively looking’ for Spurs buyer

FI say a deal was in place for a 50 per cent sale of the Lilywhites for around [£800 million](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-joe-lewis-lines-up-tottenham-sale-after-50-buyer-found/) at the end of last year – but the agreement eventually fell through leaving those involved ‘very frustrated’.

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Lewis and ENIC hold the majority shares of Tottenham after acquiring them from[Alan Sugar in 2001](https://citywire.co.uk/funds-insider/news/enic-to-move-down-to-aim/a221531), but is now allegedly open to offers and ‘actively looking’ for a possible buyer of the club.

Chairman Daniel Levy, for the last 20 years of ENIC’s ownership, has publicly managed and owned Tottenham on their behalf according to [Football Insider.](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-joe-lewis-lines-up-tottenham-sale-after-50-buyer-found/)

Levy also has a 29.4 per cent stake in the ENIC group, with it’s owner Lewis ranked as the 574th richest person in the world by [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/profile/joe-lewis/?sh=4b56dc23ba72). His wealth allegedly reaches around [$4.9 billion (£3.6 billion).](https://www.forbes.com/profile/joe-lewis/?sh=4b56dc23ba72)

### Transfer Tavern take

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and the financial toll that goes with it, we feel that Spurs supporters should take this report with a pinch of salt.

In these uncertain times, it’s unlikely that Lewis will be able to find an investor willing to buy him out of the Lilywhites for a large enough sum.

This is arguably highlighted best by billionaire Joseph DaGrosa’s stance surrounding a Southampton takeover back in February, with the American telling majority Saints owner Gao Jisheng to lower his £200m asking price or he’d look elsewhere ([The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2374736/2021/02/09/southampton-takeover-dagrosa-to-look-elsewhere-in-pl-if-gao-doesnt-drop-price/)).

If Lewis does want to sell the club, he may well have to be very patient.

***In other news: Tottenham have made an enquiry for this ‘extraordinary’ star, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-spurs-make-paulo-dybala-enquiry/)***