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Staveley must act as Tottenham reveal two new takeover attempts in statement

Staveley must act as Tottenham reveal two new takeover attempts in statement
Staveley must act as Tottenham reveal two new takeover attempts in statementČTK / AP / Ian Walton

Tottenham have fielded two takeover approaches since chairman Daniel Levy's resignation on Thursday.

Tottenham's majority shareholders, the Lewis family, are insisting the club is not for sale.

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But that hasn't stopped interest arriving about taking the club off their hands.

Former Newcastle managing director Amanda Staveley submitted a "preliminary expression of interest" through her PCP International Finance Limited company. 

Then another approach was received by Spurs from a consortium led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng. 

Spurs confirmed both attempts in a new statement released last night: "The Board of Tottenham Hotspur Limited is aware of recent media speculation and confirms that its majority shareholder, Enic Sports & 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 (i) PCP International Finance Limited and (ii) a consortium of investors led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited (the consortium).

“As a consequence of Enic’s majority ownership interest in Tottenham Hotspur, were any offer made to acquire Enic and complete, a mandatory offer would be required under Rule 9 of the code to acquire the shares of Tottenham Hotspur not already held by Enic.

“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.

“In accordance with Rule 2.6(a) of the code, each of PCP and the consortium is separately required, by not later than 5pm on 5 October 2025, to either announce a firm intention to make an offer for the company in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer for the company, in which case their respective announcements will be treated as a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies."

According to The Times, Staveley's PCP must now release a statement by close of business Monday to confirm whether or not they plan to submit a formal offer for Tottenham. 

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