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Tottenham defender Radu Dragusin has moved one step closer to a first-team return. The Romania international hasn’t played since January, when he suffered an ACL injury against Elfsborg in the Europa League.

“One step closer... Radu's back in training,” Spurs’ official account posted on social media. The post was accompanied by a video of the centre-back lacing up his boots and running out onto the training ground, where he was put through his paces.

Thomas Frank is expected to have Dragusin available before the turn of the year. However, there was no place for him in the squad for the Champions League’s league phase, with Frank also leaving out summer signing Mathys Tel as one of a number of tough decisions.

Despite being unavailable to play, he joined his team-mates in Bilbao for the Europa League final and travelled to Udine for the Super Cup. Dragusin played 28 times last season, with 15 of those appearances coming in the Premier League, but recognised the injury has forced him into a bit of a reset.

"I think it really changed the way I see everything in football," he told club media in early August. "It was my first injury, so it was a big change. I had to learn to live with it, train with it but I think it changed me in a good way - it gave me another perspective of how I view everything in football.

"I had to learn how to walk again. I was on crutches, my knee was really stiff from the surgery. It was a long process but, once I got back to normal walking, it became a positive journey.”

Dragusin isn't the only Spurs player on the comeback trail, though. Here, football.london has the latest for you ahead of Saturday's trip to West Ham.

Yves Bissouma

Bissouma has yet to feature in the league this season and is another Spurs player who won't be able to take part in the Champions League league phase. However, Frank indicated before the Bournemouth game that he might not be too far from a return.

"He's out for the next game," Frank said, referring to the defeat against the Cherries. "I don't have a specific timeline for him, but I don't think it will be that long."

Possible return date: West Ham, September 13

Radu Dragusin

Dragusin's return to training is good news, but he's unlikely to be rushed back into action. With Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Kevin Danso all available this term, there is no need to bring his schedule forward.

That means we shouldn't expect to see him for Saturday's game against West Ham. Spurs may even decide to wait until after the October international break if they remain well-stocked.

Possible return date: October

Dejan Kulusevski

Kulusevski looks set to be out for a little longer. He was also left out of the European squad, having not yet recovered from the patella injury which kept him out of the Europa League final last term.

"Kulusevski is out. It's a longer one. I don't want to put a time frame on it," Frank told reporters before the win away at Manchester City.

The Sweden star has linked up with his international colleagues during the September break, but manager Jon Dahl Tomasson made it clear that wasn't with a view to a surprise return to action. "Dejan Kulusevski will be part of the group. He won't be able to play, but he will be there anyway," Tomasson said, per Fotboll Skanalen.

"That says something about his character. He's doing everything he can to get us to the World Cup. He wants to help the team. He will be with the team throughout the entire campaign."

Possible return date: November

James Maddison

Maddison will miss the majority of the season after suffering an ACL injury in a pre-season game against Newcastle. However, he has shared a photo on Instagram showing the progress of his rehab so far.

"Lowest low I’ve ever had," the England international wrote in August after undergoing surgery. "Heartbroken at the fact this injury has occurred at this time in my career.

"With the Super Cup tomorrow, the Premier League season on the horizon, the exciting Champions League campaign & it being a World Cup year for England it all feels very very cruel but nevertheless the ACL reconstruction surgery was successful."

Possible return date: Unknown

Dominic Solanke

Solanke came off the bench for each of Spurs' first two league games, also playing in the Super Cup final and scoring in the penalty shoot-out. He missed the match against former club Bournemouth, though, with Frank issuing an update.

"[He's] got a minor issue with his ankle," the manager explained. "That’s been a little bit grumbling also in the pre-season.

“It’s just too much for this game and now we have [the] international break so hopefully he can be ready after that," Frank added. The expectation is that Solanke will be assessed before Saturday's game in East London.

Possible return date: West Ham, September 13

Kota Takai

Summer signing Takai has struggled with a foot injury since joining from Kawasaki Frontale. The Japan centre-back missed pre-season action, and was left out of Frank's Champions League squad, with the manager confirming the club has yet to determine the likely extent of his absence.

"Kota got a plantar fascia injury," Frank said of the 21-year-old. "Unfortunately we don't know the scale of it - weeks."

Vinai Venkatesham has made it clear that the Lewis family, who own Tottenham through ENIC, are set to invest in the club to ensure it can enjoy more success on the pitch.

It has been a big week at the north London club with executive chairman Daniel Levy stepping down from his role after 24 years. football.london reported that the Lewis family were looking to modernise the hierarchy at Spurs with a CEO in the much sought after Venkatesham after being disgruntled at the lack of success on the pitch in recent decades.

On Monday the club also confirmed ENIC had rejected approaches from two different parties looking to buy their stake. An Asian consortium of investors led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited are understood to have indicated an informal intention in their approach on Thursday to make an offer, the day Levy left his role as executive chairman after 24 years at the Premier League club.

Amanda Staveley and PCP International Finance Ltd are believed to have shown enough interest, without making an actual indication of a forthcoming bid, to trigger takeover panel rules on disclosure. football.london reported on Thursday that ENIC had no current intention of selling the club and sources close to the Lewis family, who run Tottenham owners ENIC, reiterated on Monday that the Premier League club is not for sale.

Now Venkatesham has delivered a detailed interview on the way forward at Spurs, with plenty of clarity on subjects such as incoming investment, the Lewis family

Can you just talk us through where we currently are?

I think it's really fair to say that it was big news last week with the announcement on Thursday that Daniel is leaving the club. But what I would say is that the club is well organised for succession, so we have a very strong executive team in place and while it might feel like a slightly strange thing to say to the external world, although it's big news, inside the club, it really is business as usual.

But I really wanted to start today by paying tribute to Daniel. What he has done at this football club over the last 25 years is extraordinary. He has played a huge part in the transformation of the club, and there are so many examples - the training centre, the stadium, the media centre that we're just sitting outside now. His contribution is there for all to see and I think his legacy really is extraordinary.

For me personally, obviously I was expecting that I was going to be working with Daniel for many years. It's ended up only being a few months, but he's been a wonderful support and counsel to me during that period, and I feel really settled in. And I think also at a time like this it's really natural to pause and look back and reflect.

But I also know in my job it's really important to look forward, and this is a new era for the club under new leadership, completely backed by a majority shareholder, the Lewis family, so we can feel optimistic and ambitious for the future as well.

Can you just tell us about the foundations that the club has now to build from over the foreseeable future?

Sure, I think in terms of the foundations, and you've heard me talk a little bit about this before, I think we've got an extraordinary stadium. We've got an extraordinary training centre. I admit I'm biased because I grew up in London. I think we're based in the best city in the world, and we've got a massive global fanbase.

We saw in May in Bilbao what that next step is. That next step is competing for and ultimately winning major trophies. We've had a taste of that. It's even better than you imagined. You realise that the club is even bigger than you thought it was, and you're hungry for more, and that's what everybody associated with this football club is hungry for more nights like that.

Can you tell me a little bit about what the family have said to you at the moment?

Well, first and foremost, I know the Lewis family really well. I think it's important for our supporters to know that they're very, very passionate about Tottenham Hotspur and they're ambitious for the club. And when I talk about their ambition, what they're really focused on is ensuring that everything that we do across the complete breadth of the club really centres back and is focused on giving our men's team and our women's team the best chance to be successful on the pitch over the long term.

So that's their laser focus, all around being successful on the pitch. They know, of course, that we operate in a very competitive environment and that there are a number of other teams that have the exact same ambitions we have to compete to win the biggest trophies in the game, so we know it's not easy and we know that there's hard work ahead, but that is the focus.

They're also focused on stability. They know there's been lots of change at the club, and now it's time for some calm and for some stability. And finally they believe and trust in the people that we have working in the organisation. Their model is all about empowering the people we have on the ground to deliver against the ambition they have and of course the ambition that we all share.

Who's been involved from the family?

There's been a big focus on the club from the next generation of the family and to talk you through the key people, so the first is Viv Lewis, who is a very regular attendee at Tottenham Hotspur games and also frequently joins us on pre-season tour. So she was with us this summer for the whole of our tour to Hong Kong and South Korea.

And going forward around the club, you'll be seeing a bit more of her brother Charlie and also her son-in-law Nick. And the thing that ties them all together is their passion for Tottenham Hotspur and their ambition for the club moving forward.

What about Peter Charrington and his role?

Sure, well, Peter is not new to the board. He joined our board in March. He is a great guy, very personable, very experienced. We have a great relationship and we speak very, very frequently.

I think it's probably important to say that he's going to be doing a different role to the role that Daniel did. So Daniel was executive chairman. So what that meant was Daniel was full-time and involved in the club on a day-to-day basis. What Peter's role is that he will be non-executive chairman, and that means he won't be involved in the club on a full-time basis and he won't be involved in the club on a day-to-day basis and his model is all around empowerment.

He will be empowering us on the ground to get on with things, but of course he will be leading the board and will be a very important part of the club going forward.

What about for you personally, what does your role entail?

Well, I think it's fair to say it's been a very, very busy three months. There's not been much in the way of weekends, evenings. Actually there's not been much in the way of sleep, so it's been a very busy start, but everybody's been really welcoming inside and outside the club, very warm, very welcoming, so I feel really, really settled in. I'm enjoying it and I'm looking forward to the challenge ahead.

A really important thing to be clear on is this is not just about me and it's certainly not all about me. Everything that we achieve at the club will be part of a team, and I mean that.

So naturally I guess as chief executive my name ends up in the media and I end up sitting here and doing an interview with you, but we've got 800 people at the club and we need everybody in the club pulling together to drive us forward. This is certainly not all about one person or a small group of people.

There was talk of a takeover, can you just go into a little bit what the club's stance is on that?

Yeah, I've seen that very quickly, as you say, there's been a lot of newspaper articles and a lot of media speculation around 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.

We made a statement very late last night and a statement I hope was unambiguously clear that Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale.

What does this mean in terms of investment into the team that will take the field on the men's and on the women's side as well?

Sure, so I need to try and answer your question without leading to a whole load of 'transfer war chest' stories tomorrow.

I think it is very fair to say that we have firm backing from the Lewis family against our ambitions to be successful on the pitch, both on the men's side and women's side.

They know that's going to require investment and we have their firm backing, but I would also say like all other 20 Premier League clubs, we also need to make sure that we're also cognizant and aware of the financial fair play rules, and that means we need to continue to grow our revenues.

We need to continue to develop players both from the academy and young players that we buy. We need to make sure that we're selling players at the right time, and we also need to make sure that every time we're recruiting a player we're making smart decisions both from a sporting and a financial perspective.

If you don't do that because of how the financial regulations work, you can find yourself in a position where you've got money to spend, but the regulations don't allow you to spend it.

So I guess to summarise, absolutely there's financial backing against the ambition we have and like every other club in the Premier League, we need to do that in line with the financial fair play rules.

What comes next?

As I said at the start, it is business as usual in many ways. When I joined, I talked about wanting to do three things.

The first is doing everything I could to support our excellent technical teams on the ground, both on the men's side and the women's side, to give us the best chance to be successful on the pitch, that continues to be a focus.

I said my second focus was going to be around our people at the football club, making sure that we're doing everything we can to empower them to be at their best to drive the club forward and have the best people with the best culture to deliver against our ambitions.

And the third one, our relationship with our supporters, make sure that they're right behind us, make sure that they understand what we're trying to do, communicate better with our supporters, and ultimately make them proud of what their football club is trying to do and what our football club over time will deliver.

Radu Dragusin has returned to Tottenham training sessions following his long absence while Cristian Romero is back at Hotspur Way early from international duty.

Various Spurs players will begin filtering back to Hotspur Way following the international break but captain Romero is already back in training with defensive coach Matt Wells after a yellow card ended his time with Argentina. The 27-year-old helped his country keep a clean sheet on Thursday evening as Argentina won 3-0 in their World Cup qualifier against Venezuela at the Mas Monumental.

However, his country will now play away against fourth-placed Ecuador on Tuesday evening without him because the centre-back's yellow card, picked up in the 64th minute on Thursday night, was his second in three matches and means the Tottenham defender is suspended for the trip.

Argentina's loss is Spurs' gain though because rather than Frank not getting his skipper back until just 48 hours before Saturday night's Premier League derby at West Ham United, Romero will instead get a full week of training ahead of the clash at the London Stadium.

Romero was joined by fellow centre-back and long-term absentee Dragusin, who has now returned to sessions with his team-mates following the long road back from an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in January's Europa League win against Elfsborg.

Ahead of the international break Frank had said of the 23-year-old: "Dragusin is on the way back and he's been running for a while. I think he should join the team in a week's time, 10 days' time, I think that's the thing, so that's positive, but of course it is an ACL. I'm always a little bit more, not worried, but just aware that it takes time.

"When you've been out of football for nine months, you know, you need to get in. It's not enough to have a six-week pre-season. You need to take a little bit more time, but it's positive and and some surprise and come back quicker, of course."

Another centre-back in Spurs' summer signing Kota Takai is also expected to return to training in the coming days following the 21-year-old Japan international's struggles with plantar fascia in his foot since arriving in a £5million deal from Kawasaki Frontale.

Both Dragusin and Takai have been left out of Frank's Champions League squad after the Dane had to leave six players out due to registration rules.

Dele Alli's footballing career has been given a potential boost despite his contract with Como being terminated.

The 29-year-old moved to the Serie A side on a free transfer in January, signing an 18-month deal as he sought to revitalise his stuttering career. However, the former Tottenham midfielder had a disastrous debut when he was sent off less than ten minutes after coming on as a substitute during Cesc Fabregas' team's 2-1 defeat to AC Milan at the San Siro in March.

Dele was subsequently frozen out at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia before his contract was mutually terminated last week. The ex-England star's career has plummeted in recent years following unsuccessful spells at Everton, Besiktas, and most recently, Como.

However, three Championship sides, including Wrexham, Birmingham City, and West Brom, are reportedly ready to offer him a new beginning. The idea of Dele descending into the second tier would once have been unimaginable following his meteoric rise to fame with Spurs at the start of his career.

He was lauded as one of Europe's brightest young talents at the time, leaving fans puzzled over his decline. Dele's former Tottenham colleague Kieran Trippier has previously offered his perspective on what sparked the midfielder's decline.

Trippier, who featured alongside Dele at Spurs before his switch to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019, reckons Mauricio Pochettino's exit from the club that November proved pivotal. The right-back addressed Dele's difficulties whilst appearing on the Undr The Cosh podcast in 2022 and was eager to highlight Pochettino's considerable impact.

"Poch was brilliant with Dele to be fair and Dele was flying at Tottenham," Trippier said. "It's one of those where I left and went to Atletico Madrid... but even during my last season there he was flying. He's a great lad, but Poch was brilliant with him."

Dele has previously spoken candidly about how injuries, addiction and mental health issues have also played a part in his career decline. He reached the peak of his powers under Pochettino following his transfer to Tottenham from boyhood club MK Dons in the summer of 2015.

Success came instantly, with the midfielder finding the net 32 times across his opening two campaigns at White Hart Lane. Dele's exceptional displays under Pochettino saw him claim back-to-back PFA Young Player of the Year honours in 2016 and 2017, though his performances nosedived after the Argentine's sacking in November 2019.

Pochettino's replacement, Jose Mourinho, tried to resurrect Dele's career, but without success. His attempts to motivate the player were captured in the documentary series Tottenham: All or Nothing.

During one memorable scene, Mourinho told Dele: "I am 56 now, and yesterday, yesterday, I was 20. In no time. Time flies. One day, I think you will regret if you don't reach what you can reach.

"I'm not expecting you to be the man of the match every game, I'm not expecting you to score goals every game. I want to tell you that I think you will regret. You should demand more from you. Not me demanding more from you. Not me. Nobody. You. I think you should demand more from you."

Mourinho's plea fell on deaf ears as Dele netted just once in the Premier League between August 2020 and January 2022 before Spurs allowed him to depart for Everton without a transfer fee. Nevertheless, his television exposure could prove beneficial should he make the switch to Wrexham.

The Welsh outfit, under the ownership of Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, have transformed into a worldwide sensation since the pair acquired the club in 2021. Their remarkable journey has been propelled significantly by the Welcome to Wrexham documentary series on Disney+, which chronicles their meteoric rise from the National League to the Championship.

Birmingham, who have NFL icon Tom Brady as a minority stakeholder, also launched their own documentary series on Amazon Prime during the summer. West Brom could represent Dele's ideal destination, however, should he prefer to stay away from the spotlight and concentrate purely on reviving his playing career.

Mathys Tel admits it hurt when Thomas Frank called him to tell him he would be left out of Tottenham's Champions League squad.

Spurs have long had problems with European squad registration due to a lack of club-trained players and a surplus of non-locally trained ones and that meant new head coach Frank had to leave out six senior stars from his squad to play in the eight league phase matches of the Champions League in the coming months.

The Dane decided to leave out the injured James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, centre-backs Radu Dragusin and Kota Takai, midfielder Yves Bissouma and Tel, despite the 20-year-old Frenchman having only signed for Tottenham in a £30million deal from Bayern Munich in the summer after his loan move was made permanent.

Tel explained to the media while on France U21 international duty how Frank had let him know the disappointing news.

"Quite simply, with respect. He called me, he simply told me his choice and then you could see the list appear on the networks," said the attacker, as quoted by Le Telegramme.

"It's clear that when you're not on a list, it definitely hurts, but I'm someone who stays pretty positive, no matter the situation, because I think I've worked a lot on the mental aspect, so today it's definitely a disappointment, I would have liked to be there. But the coach's choice is the coach's choice, we can only respect it and we're going to work to come back in the best possible way."

Tel was asked whether it had made him want to leave Spurs or simply do better to take his own form of revenge on the decision to exclude him from the Champions League squad.

"No matter, even if I was on the list, I would have had this desire, to be revengeful, to be able to be effective this season, to be able to start my season in the Premier League, because now, it's a first long season that begins because last year it was in the form of a six-month loan," he said.

"A desire elsewhere? I am under contract with Tottenham [until 2031], so I am a Tottenham player and I will do my best to be able to play quite simply."

Tel admits that his initial half-season loan spell with Spurs could have gone better as he struggled to hit the ground running in an injury-ravaged Tottenham side without a striker.

"Knowing what I'm capable of, knowing all the abilities I have, I think I could have done better," he said. "In any case, we can all do better, but I would say that it's an encouraging setup. Why? Because it forces me to know the weak points, the things to improve, so there's always room for improvement that we have to aim for. Whether in life in London or on the pitch, I think it can be better, everything can be better, absolutely everything.

"I learned that no matter the situation, no matter why you're called to a club, you have to be patient because there are times when it happens, times when it doesn't. That's life. Sometimes there are things we deserve, that we don't receive.

"But in life, do we get everything we deserve? Not often. I've grown in maturity, in experience, and I think that today it has shaped my personality and, I would say, my character especially."

Tottenham Hotspur are not for sale despite approaches from two different parties as owners ENIC look to stamp their mark on the club in the post-Daniel Levy era.

An Asian consortium of investors led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited are understood to have indicated an informal intention in their approach on Thursday to make an offer for Spurs, the day Levy left his role as executive chairman after 24 years at the Premier League club.

Amanda Staveley and PCP International Finance Ltd have been linked with the north London club since the 52-year-old's departure from Newcastle United last year and they are believed to have shown enough interest, without making an actual indication of a forthcoming bid, to trigger takeover panel rules on disclosure.

football.london reported on Thursday that ENIC had no current intention of selling the club and sources close to the Lewis family, who run Tottenham owners ENIC, reiterated on Monday that the Premier League club is not for sale. The powerful family had grown disgruntled with the lack of silverware at Spurs in recent decades and are looking to stamp their mark on the club in the wake of Levy's departure, which itself was the final part of plans to modernise its structure to ensure more sporting success.

CEO Vinai Venkatesham is now in charge of Tottenham on a day-to-day basis, aided by new non-executive chairman Peter Charrington, with former owner Joe Lewis' children Vivienne and Charles among the family members looking to back the new-look structure rather than run it

In a statement triggered by the takeover interest, Spurs confirmed that ENIC had "received and unequivocally rejected separate preliminary expressions of interest" to acquire their entire stake in the club.

They stated: "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."

PCP later confirmed it had been interested in a potential move but "does not intend to make an offer for Tottenham". Both interested parties have until 5pm on October 5 to lodge a firm intention to make a bid or, as PCP have done, announce they do not intend to make an offer, although that deadline can be extended.

Takeover rules state that if approaches are not followed up by a bid, that party cannot come back with an offer for six months. It appears that even if they did they would be met with a firm no by Tottenham.

Xavi Simons will be hoping to make his Tottenham debut against West Ham United this weekend in Premier League action. The 22-year-old officially joined from RB Leipzig less than 24 hours before Spurs faced Bournemouth which meant he was ineligible to feature.

Simons was unveiled at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium prior to that 1-0 defeat though, and he appeared to get rather emotional as over 60,000 supporters welcomed their new star signing.

The September international break has meant that he and the Spurs fans have been forced to wait to see him in Lilywhite.

Unsurprisingly, he has been speaking about his move to Tottenham over that period which saw him reveal a conversation with Timo Werner and what international and now club teammate Micky van de Ven told him to join.

"He [Werner] told me a lot about the size of the club and the fantastic fans," he said. "And he said he believed it was the right place for me to learn and improve."

Following that, Simons played 79 minutes off the right for his country in a World Cup qualifier against Poland that finished 1-1. Van de Ven meanwhile, was deployed at left-back for the entire game.

Neither are expected to be used in those roles under Frank though, with the latter forming a superb partnership in the centre of defence alongside Cristian Romero and Simons currently as the only natural attacking midfielder available.

The Netherlands played their second game of the break on Sunday evening with Memphis Depay becoming their record goal-scorer in the 3-2 win over Lithuania. Simons and Van de Ven were both named on the bench with the latter coming on for the final 28 minutes to see out the victory.

Koeman opted to keep Simons on the bench which could end up being a boost for Spurs and Frank. No minutes since Thursday likely means less time will be needed for recovery and he can therefore join up in training with his new teammates sooner.

As a result, the chances of a debut from the start for Simons at London Stadium against West Ham look set to increase. Pape Sarr is the alternative having impressed in the role this season with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski out injured.

Amanda Staveley looks to have been eyeing a return to the Premier League with Tottenham after leaving Newcastle United in the summer of 2024. The 50-year-old was integral to the majority takeover of the Magpies nearly four years ago with the financial backing of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

At the time, Newcastle had no chief executive or sporting director which saw Staveley and husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi given a rolling management contract to handle the day-to-day running of the club.

That resulted in strong relationships being built with the playing and coaching staff which saw Staveley, in particular, become the face of the new ownership.

It was therefore no surprise, her departure was met with sadness by those associated with Newcastle. However, it was a feeling of optimism for many at Tottenham with many hopeful she would want to get back into Premier League football and could therefore also lead a takeover of Tottenham.

In the 12 or so months following her exit, Staveley has appeared to hold informal discussions over potentially becoming a minority shareholder in Spurs with the club open to outside investment. However, talk of a full takeover by Staveley and others has ramped up since the surprise exit of Daniel Levy as chairman.

With Tottenham valued at £4bn, the 50-year-old would require significant funds from elsewhere to launch a takeover bid especially as her estimated net worth is only £130million. It looks as though she has found that with Sky News claiming that conversations with potential backers have taken place over the last few weeks.

As football.london understands, ENIC currently have no plans to sell but that has not stopped bids being made. PCP International Finance, of which Staveley is associated with, was one of the companies to make a takeover approach, as confirmed in a Tottenham statement on Sunday evening.

The club announced it had "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... and (ii) a consortium of investors led by Dr. Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited".

The statement added: "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."

There have been wholesale changes made at Tottenham Hotspur over the last few months and more could yet be on the way. The appointment of Vinai Venkatesham as chief executive came as somewhat of a shock given his Arsenal links but the departures of Donna Cullen and Daniel Levy were perhaps even more unexpected.

The latter stepped down as chairman last Thursday, as confirmed in a club statement. However, the understanding now is that he was more pushed out than decided to leave of his own accord.

In the days after his exit, Tottenham takeover talk has ramped up significantly but ENIC, Tottenham's majority shareholders, seemingly have no intentions to sell.

That was hinted at with the final line of their statement on Levy's departure which stated the decision was made regarding the "Club’s ambition to ensure that it is set up to deliver long-term sporting success."

If that is the message from the very top of the club, selling to the highest bidder does not seem likely and as football.london reported last week there are no current plans to sell with the changes at executive level made in an attempt to create a club better prepared for success.

Unsurprisingly though, the topic has continued to trend this past weekend and with that in mind, football.london has rounded up the latest Spurs takeover news

Tottenham statement

There has been plenty of talk surrounding the club's stance and plans of potential investors. Initially, that was all it was but now it has been officially made clear what has happened at Tottenham in recent days.

In a statement released late Sunday evening, Tottenham's board confirmed it had "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... and (ii) a consortium of investors led by Dr. Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited".

The statement added: "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."

Former Newcastle United director Amanda Staveley is involved with PCP International Finance, and links to investing in Spurs have been present since her departure from the North East club.

Second statement expected

Prior to Tottenham's statement, the Telegraph's Matt Law claimed on Sunday evening that an announcement from Staveley clarifying her intentions around a bid for Tottenham was to be expected. It certainly looks as though those have already been made clear.

Nonetheless, in order to avoid market manipulation with 13 per cent of the club listed publicly, a statement from Staveley is still expected, with it likely to state her camp will not be proceeding.

ENIC stance reiterated after cash injection

The decision not to entertain those bids again highlights the genuine stance of Spurs' owners, even with so many big changes making the club primed for a sale. If anything, there are plans to instead push more money into the club.

A cash injection, believed to be from ENIC, was pushed into the club over the summer transfer window, which likely allowed Spurs to spend big fees on Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons while also offering to do so for Morgan Gibbs-White, Nico Paz, Eberechi Eze and Savinho.

Further funding looks likely with it claimed that over £100million is scheduled to be pumped into the club in order to press on with ENIC's desire help Tottenham compete on all fronts.

Tottenham Hotspur's board "unequivocally rejected" two preliminary expressions of interest in purchasing the club, insisting that the Premier League team is "not for sale".

Daniel Levy vacated his post as Spurs chairman last Thursday, a position he had held since 2001, after being asked to step down by majority owners ENIC, owned by the Lewis family trust.

This sparked rumours of a potential takeover bid for Tottenham, with Amanda Staveley, former co-owner of Newcastle, frequently associated with a move to acquire the north London club through PCP International Finance over the past year.

It emerged on Sunday that Staveley is expected to release a statement on Monday to confirm she has no plans to launch a formal bid for the club. It comes after claims that Staveley had been in conversations in recent weeks with potential backers of a takeover move.

In a statement released late Sunday evening, Tottenham's board confirmed it had "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... and (ii) a consortium of investors led by Dr. Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited".

The statement further clarified: "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."

Earlier reports suggested that Staveley would release a statement on Monday via PCP, clarifying her intentions and confirming she does not plan to assemble a bid for Spurs.

ENIC, operated by the Lewis family Trust, holds nearly 87 per cent of Tottenham, though the remaining publicly traded shares mean the club falls under UK Takeover Code regulations.

Former Spurs chairman Levy disclosed last year that the club had been in discussions with "prospective investors" regarding the sale of a minority stake, though talks with Qatar Sports Investments were refuted.

It's understood the Lewis family trust remains receptive to external investment, but following their decision to ask Levy to step aside in a move aimed at helping Tottenham achieve "more wins, more often", the majority shareholders are primarily focused on supporting newly appointed non-executive chairman Peter Charrington, chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and head coach Thomas Frank – all of whom joined in 2025 – in delivering improved on-pitch results.