Duncan Castles has been speaking on the latest edition of The Transfer Window podcast about news regarding various Premier League clubs.
One of the teams that Castles spent a bit of time on was Spurs as he revealed that Daniel Levy and American sports agency CAA were in discussions over the naming rights for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
According to Castles, the talks between Levy and CAA, which now boasts Heung-min Son as one of its clients, were not just over a new contract for the 28-year-old, but also potentially renaming the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
He said: “I am told that conversations on Tuesday [last week] weren’t purely about Son’s contract. They also involved discussion about naming rights for the [Tottenham Hotspur Stadium], which is still without that sponsor’s name painted on the top of it.
“The information is that Levy thinks he can get up to £25m a year for a 10-year contract, which is very significant extra revenue for the club.”
Do you think Levy will receive the money he wants?
No, he will have to settle for lower
Yes, he could even get more
TIF Thoughts on the naming rights for Spurs’ stadium and Castles’ information…
If Castles is to be believed, Levy could be edging closer to killing two birds with one stone by sorting out the naming rights and sealing a new deal for Heung-min Son in these talks with CAA.
It is interesting to see that Levy thinks he can receive £25m per year for the naming rights of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and if he were to achieve that, it would be a substantial amount of money coming into the club each year.
There are no details revealed in the podcast about if these talks went well, but it is clear that Levy wants to sort out the naming rights and saw an opportunity to do so.
We will have to see if he is successful on that front with CAA, but for now, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium remains as it is.