Tottenham owners make sale stance clear amid internal turmoil behind shock Daniel Levy exit

The Lewis family insist that Tottenham is not for sale, talkSPORT understands.

Questions over the future of the Spurs hierarchy have arisen since the shock announcement of Daniel Levy stepping down as chairman.

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talkSPORT understands that although the statement said he stepped down, Levy was removed from the position.

Such a change in personnel raised the suggestion of a sale in at the north London side, who are valued in excess of £3billion.

However sources close to the Lewis family, who own 70.12 per cent of the majority shareholders ENIC Group, say the club isn’t for sale.

Amid their stance, former Newcastle director Amanda Staveley is expected to release a statement on Monday to declare she has no intention to lodge a bid for the club.

The businesswoman must do so to avoid market manipulation as 13 per cent of the club is publicly listed.

How the Spurs ownership could change

Early in 2023, it was reported that Spurs were set to be approached by Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi over a takeover.

Najafi was preparing a £3.1b bid for the Premier League club.

The news came amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain owners Qatar Sports Investment eyeing a minority stake at Spurs.

Levy reportedly held talks with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi over a potential partnership.

Despite Levy no longer being chairman, it looks as though ENIC will remain in charge of the club for the time being.

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talkSPORT have also revealed that well-placed sources denied suggestions of a Qatar investor closing in on a takeover.

But talkSPORT’s chief football correspondent Alex Crook insisted that doesn’t mean the door was firmly closed on a foreign entity investing in Tottenham.

“What it means for the future of Spurs I think is unclear at this moment in time,” Crook said upon the announcement of Levy’s exit.

“They’re saying that the way the club is run the ownership structure will remain the same.

“But I’ve got to say there have been whispers and myself and Ben Jacobs have been sort of trying to find out more about this in the last few weeks that there is significant outside investment coming into Tottenham.

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“Probably from the Middle East, from the likes of Saudi Arabia.

“So you wonder if this is the first step to a change of ownership at the top of the club, despite what Spurs are saying at this moment in time.”