Former Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley made an enquiry to buy Tottenham Hotspur last month.
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Amanda Staveley is keen to make her presence known at Tottenham Hotspur despite a bullish club statement last month.
It is no secret that the former Newcastle United co-owner wants to return to football. Staveley and her husband, Mehrdad Ghodoussi, reluctantly sold their shares in the Magpies 16 months ago.
Amid high-profile court cases with Greek billionaire Victor Restis and Barclays - both of which she lost - it was decided Staveley would step down at St James’ Park. The 52-year-old had been the public face of the Saudi-backed era but no longer possessed the wealth to keep up with other Toon shareholders.
Amanda Staveley confirms football ambitions
As quoted by theBBC last December,Staveley admitted her desire to return to the football arena. She said: "First of all, I think all we can do is thank the amazing Newcastle community and the founders for all the support that we had and continue to get.
"It's so hard to move on from a club that's amazing. We could never move on from Newcastle and we never will. But yes, we're looking at a number of investment operations. We can't say too much at the moment because of you know, rules around it. But we will be able to talk about it, hopefully in the not-too-distant future."
Amanda Staveley spotted at Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs are the Premier League club Staveley has been linked with the most. On September 8 - in the wake of Daniel Levy stepping down - Tottenham rejected an approach fronted by the Ripon-born businesswoman.
It was made crystal clear that the club is not for sale despite the ongoing speculation. Rules state that Staveley cannot submit another offer for six months, with DJ Brooklyn Earick also ruling himself out of the race.
That has not, however, stopped Staveley from making herself seen around North London. She was spotted at the recent NFL fixture between Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Newcastle fans will remember Staveley attending Newcastle vs Liverpool at St James Park in 2017. This visit predated the Saudi-backed takeover by four years, showing that she could be prepared to play the long game.
Tottenham Hotspur statement
"The Board of Tottenham Hotspur Limited (“Tottenham Hotspur”, the “Club” or the “Company”) is aware of recent media speculation and confirms that its majority shareholder, ENIC Sports & Developments Holdings Ltd (“ENIC”), has received, and unequivocally rejected, separate preliminary expressions of interest in relation to proposals to acquire the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of ENIC from (i) PCP International Finance Limited (“PCP”); and (ii) a consortium of investors led by Dr.
“Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited (the “Consortium”). The Board of the Club and ENIC confirm that Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale and ENIC has no intention to accept any such offer to acquire its interest in the Club.”