Tottenham board forced to deny club is for sale after Daniel Levy sacking following Spurs takeover approaches from ex-Newcastle director Amanda Staveley & Chinese consortium

Tottenham's board has issued a statement revealing that they have rejected two takeover offers as they insisted that the Premier League club is "not for sale". The announcement came just days after former chairman Daniel Levy was removed from his position after serving the north Londoners for 24 years.

  • Spurs reject two takeover offers
  • Announced the club is "not for sale"
  • Ex-Newcastle director interested in takeover

Tottenham board forced to deny club is for sale after Daniel Levy sacking following Spurs takeover approaches from ex-Newcastle director Amanda Staveley & Chinese consortiumTottenham board forced to deny club is for sale after Daniel Levy sacking following Spurs takeover approaches from ex-Newcastle director Amanda Staveley & Chinese consortiumTottenham board forced to deny club is for sale after Daniel Levy sacking following Spurs takeover approaches from ex-Newcastle director Amanda Staveley & Chinese consortium

Spurs dropped a bombshell last week when they formally announced the departure of Levy. The British businessman was pushed aside after serving the club for over two decades. Under his stewardship, became a globally-recognised football institution and, most recently, they won the to end a 17-year-long wait for silverware.

Following Levy’s exit, there were speculation that Spurs could be up for sale now. According to Sky Sports former Newcastle joint-owner Amanda Staveley was keen on a takeover of the north London club, however, after discussions with the UK takeover watchdog, Staveley will formally announce that she does not intend to bid for the Magpies’ rivals. A Chinese consortium is the other party who expressed an interest in a takeover.

Late on Sunday, Spurs released a formal statement to clarify that they have rejected two takeover offers as current owners ENIC do not intent to give up their majority stake in the club. The statementread: “The Board of Tottenham Hotspur Limited is aware of recent media speculation and confirms that its majority shareholder, ENIC Sports u0026amp; Developments Holdings Ltd, has received, and unequivocally rejected, separate preliminary expressions of interest in relation to proposals to acquire the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of ENIC from PCP International Finance Limited and a consortium of investors led by Dr. Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited.

“The Board of the Club and ENIC confirm that Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale and ENIC has no intention to accept any such offer to acquire its interest in the Club.”

Spurs have made a strong start to their 2025-26 campaign under new manager Thomas Frank, as they have won two out of their first three Premier League games and are currently fourth in the table. They will next face London rivals away from home on September 13.