Tottenham Hotspur, according to the Financial Times, are the subject to major interest from Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi. It’s suggested an official offer could be submitted in the coming weeks.
Najafi is chair of MSP Sport Capital and is reportedly ‘working’ with a group of investors to piece together a bid for the North London club. An offer of around $3.1bn has been stated and the group are said to be ‘weeks away from formally approaching’ current Spurs owner Joe Lewis and chairman Daniel Levy.
According to the report, MSP will put around 70 percent of the initial bid, with the remaining 30 percent coming from other investors within their consortium. Should the move be successful, it would bring an end to ENIC’s 23-year ownership of Spurs after they bought the club from Lord Alan Sugar in a £21.9m deal in 2000.
Spurs are set to become the latest Premier League takeover saga with Liverpool and Manchester United also up for sale, and attracting interest from a number of consortiums around the world.
Here’s the reported net worth of Najafi, and how that compares to the likes of Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester City’s owners.
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2. 22nd: Brentford - Matthew Benham
Reported net worth: £25m Photo: Clive Rose
3. 21st: Nottingham Forest - Evangelos Marinakis
Reported net worth - £505m
4. 20th: AFC Bournemouth - Bill Foley
Reported net worth: £1bn