Tottenham release statement after rejecting two takeover bids amid Amanda Staveley confusion

Tottenham Hotspur's board "unequivocally rejected" two preliminary expressions of interest in purchasing the club, insisting that the Premier League team is "not for sale".

Daniel Levy vacated his post as Spurs chairman last Thursday, a position he had held since 2001, after being asked to step down by majority owners ENIC, owned by the Lewis family trust.

This sparked rumours of a potential takeover bid for Tottenham, with Amanda Staveley, former co-owner of Newcastle, frequently associated with a move to acquire the north London club through PCP International Finance over the past year.

It emerged on Sunday that Staveley is expected to release a statement on Monday to confirm she has no plans to launch a formal bid for the club. It comes after claims that Staveley had been in conversations in recent weeks with potential backers of a takeover move.

In a statement released late Sunday evening, Tottenham's board confirmed it had "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 (i) PCP International Finance... and (ii) a consortium of investors led by Dr. Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited".

The statement further clarified: "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."

Earlier reports suggested that Staveley would release a statement on Monday via PCP, clarifying her intentions and confirming she does not plan to assemble a bid for Spurs.

ENIC, operated by the Lewis family Trust, holds nearly 87 per cent of Tottenham, though the remaining publicly traded shares mean the club falls under UK Takeover Code regulations.

Former Spurs chairman Levy disclosed last year that the club had been in discussions with "prospective investors" regarding the sale of a minority stake, though talks with Qatar Sports Investments were refuted.

It's understood the Lewis family trust remains receptive to external investment, but following their decision to ask Levy to step aside in a move aimed at helping Tottenham achieve "more wins, more often", the majority shareholders are primarily focused on supporting newly appointed non-executive chairman Peter Charrington, chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and head coach Thomas Frank – all of whom joined in 2025 – in delivering improved on-pitch results.

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