Tottenham Hotspur journalist Jack Pitt-Brooke has shared some insight into Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and the possibility of him selling the north London club.
This comes after Pitt-Brooke made a guest appearance on The Athletic’s Ornstein & Chapman Podcast to talk about the latest news surrounding the club.
On the topic of Levy and whether or not Joe Lewis and ENIC would consider selling the club, Pitt-Brooke shared his thoughts on the matter after being asked if there is any potential interest from anyone to purchase the club off them.
He said: “There is plenty of interest. I think there certainly have been talks with interested parties. You hear a lot of talk about private equity investors or NFL owners. Clearly, nothing’s been done. I think the pandemic and recession means that a deal is less likely because there are now fewer buyers for assets that cost £2 billion, which I think is more or less the valuation for Tottenham, and also, even if there is a sale or an equity stake investment I expect Daniel Levy to continue at the club – he wants to stay as the CEO, even in the event of a sale to secure his legacy. So I don’t think Tottenham fans can expect Levy to head off anytime soon.”
According to the official Spurs website, Levy was appointed to the board at Tottenham back in December 2000 and is currently the longest-serving chairman of any Premier League football club. Levy has also been Managing Director of the ENIC Group of companies since 1995.
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In recent weeks, groups of Spurs fans have been getting fed up of having Levy as their club’s chairman.
This season saw Jose Mourinho’s side end their Premier League campaign in sixth place in the league table on 59 points, having won 16 of their 38 league matches, drawing 11 and losing 11 along the way (per BBC Sport).
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Despite the fact that there are some Spurs supporters out there that may not be Levy’s biggest fans, it appears that from what Pitt-Brooke has said, they shouldn’t be holding their breath for Levy to depart the club anytime soon.
The best thing for the Spurs fans now would be that their team can improve upon their Premier League season next year and maybe push for a place in the top four.