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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Tottenham quiet on reports of £3.1bn takeover by billionaire Jahm Najafi

Tottenham Hotspur stadium
The potential bid from MSP Sports Capital is said to value Tottenham at around £3bn. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters

Tottenham have said there has been no approach from Jahm Najafi after claims that the Iranian-American is ready to offer $3.75bn (£3.1bn) for the club.

According to a report in the Financial Times on Wednesday, Najafi, who is the chair of private equity firm MSP Sports Capital that has also been linked with a takeover of Everton, is working with a consortium of investors to structure his bid and “is weeks away from formally approaching Spurs owner Joe Lewis and the football club’s chair Daniel Levy”.

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