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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Spurs CEO says Lewis family intend to own club for ‘generations’ after rejecting takeover

A view of the outside of Tottenham’s stadium
Daniel Levy was relieved of his role as Tottenham’s executive chairman last week. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

The chief executive of Tottenham, Vinai Venkatesham, has said the Lewis family intend their ownership to “continue through the generations” after two takeover approaches were revealed to have been knocked back.

Venkatesham was speaking after a tumultuous week for Tottenham. Last Thursday the executive chairman Daniel Levy was relieved of his role in a shock announcement. Then on Sunday night Spurs said they had “unequivocally rejected” two expressions of interest in relation to buying the club.

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