Report: Daniel Levy’s Tottenham demands are blocking Qatari investment

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly attracting potential investment from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, but the latest update suggests that any interest has been deterred by Daniel Levy only wanting to give up a minority stake in the club.

Tottenham are attracting investor interest

Rumours of Qatari investment (QSI) being interested in acquiring a stake in Tottenham Hotspur emerged all the way back in January 2023, as The Telegraph stated that PSG owner, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, had met with Daniel Levy to indicate his interest in purchasing a stake in Spurs.

Former Newcastle investor, Amanda Staveley, withdrew her investment in the Magpies in July with The Athletic stating that one of the new investment opportunities Staveley was monitoring was Tottenham, which Duncan Castles revealed on The Transfers Podcast:

He said: “The idea is for Staveley and her husband to raise money in a fund in order to purchase what will probably be a Premier League club. I’m told that the primary target is Tottenham Hotspur. They see that as the most attractive of the assets for external investors in the Premier League ts present.”

Levy’s terms of the investment may be blocking talks

GiveMeSport’s Ben Jacobs has now revealed on Henry Wright TV’s YouTube channel that the fact Daniel Levy is only content to give up a minority stake may be preventing investment, explaining.

He said: “The reason I don’t think anything will develop between Qatar and Tottenham is because Levy is still only looking for minority investment.

“At this point he’s not willing to sell the entire club and that makes it a little bit harder for these big sovereign wealth funds and private investors in Qatar and Saudi to get a slice of the pie.

“Levy still wants to stay and my understanding is with Khelaifi and Levy the point of contention, and I don’t mean this in an acrimonious way, is that it was very clear to QSI that Levy wanted to control the club and I think QSI wanted a bit more strategic football power.

“As we know from Jim Ratcliffe at Man United, you can come into a club as a minority investor but with a pathway to full control or sporting control from day one.”

Spurs Web opinion

It has always been clear as a fan or merely a mutual that Daniel Levy is keen to grow Spurs under his watch and as Jacobs explained, it would be a big surprise should the long-term Tottenham chairman give up his role so easily.

Investment in the team has increased in recent years, going some way to compensate for under-investment under Pochettino when the club failed to sign a player for a whole year.

Football is increasingly becoming reliant on the club’s investment levels and their ability to build a team under PSR rules. Tottenham are well reported to have plenty of headroom in PSR and any footballing investment could transform Spurs as a club.

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