Tottenham's owners insist that the club is still "not for sale" despite reports that a US consortium is preparing a £4.5billion takeover bid.
Spurs’ majority owners ENIC, run by the Lewis Family Trust, "unequivocally rejected" two preliminary expressions of interest in the club earlier this month, including one from Amanda Staveley's PCP International Finance Limited.
As Spurs follow the UK Takeover Code, any expressions of interest or official bids must be made public. PCP confirmed that it does not intend to make an offer and cannot return to do so for the next six months.
Reports from The Sun have since claimed that a consortium led by American tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick has launched a £4.5bn takeover move.
It is suggested that £3.3bn of that would be to buy the club, with the remaining £1.2bn set aside for investment in the team. A £250m stadium naming rights deal is also reportedly being lined up.
Earick is said to want to be in place for the start of the January transfer window as he looks to quickly kickstart an ambitious project.
NFL and NBA investors are reportedly part of the 12-man consortium with Earick, who earlier this year was involved in a failed attempt to acquire Formula E team Maserati.
Despite those latest reports, a source close to the Lewis family told Standard Sport that the club is "not for sale".
It is understood that no expression of interest or bid has currently been received by the family from Earick's consortium.
The Lewis family's stance applies both to a full sale, which is not being considered at this time, and also minority investment. The owners are believed to have no desire to part with any of ENIC's 87 per cent share in Spurs.
Speaking earlier this month, Spurs CEO Vinai Venkatesham said: "There's been a lot of newspaper articles and a lot of media speculation around a takeover, so I can be really clear on this. So the Lewis family are really clear.
"They see their involvement in Tottenham Hotspur being long-term and they see their involvement continuing through the generations.