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Tottenham Hotspur could have new minority shareholders by the end of 2024, with the club set to receive fresh investment in the next few months.

ENIC, the company owned by the family trust of Joe Lewis, currently owns 86.58 per cent of Tottenham. Lewis, though, is looking to descrease his influence at the club in the near-future by offloading some of his shares, opening up the opportunity for external investment.

That could see some familiar faces turn up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the second half of the 2024/25 season, with one key figure "ready to invest middle eastern funds" in a top Premier League club as soon as possible.

Tottenham Hotspur could be taken over by former Newcastle director Amanda Staveley

According to the Mirror, Amanda Staveley is expected to buy some of Lewis' shares at Tottenham by the end of the year, with one source telling the publication: “Amanda is serious about being involved with Spurs, and is hoping that an initial purchase can be completed within weeks.”

Staveley helped the Public Investement Fund of Saudi Arabia take over Newcastle United in October 2021 in a deal worth £305m. She and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi acquired a 10 per cent stake in the club, which were then reduced before they sold their remaining shares in July 2024.

In doing so, she confirmed to The Athletic that she didn't want to leave Newcastle when she did, but was open to investing in another Premier League side as soon as possible.

“My preference would have been to stay with Newcastle, but life doesn’t always work out exactly how you want it to," Staveley said. "Nothing is going to replicate that.”

Now, though, it seems Staveley and Ghodoussi will get their wish with Tottenham Hotspur. They hope that improved funding from the Middle East could help get Spurs challenging at the top of the Premier League table again, with trophies also sought after in north London.

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In doing so, she confirmed to The Athletic that she didn't want to leave Newcastle when she did, but was open to investing in another Premier League side as soon as possible.

“My preference would have been to stay with Newcastle, but life doesn’t always work out exactly how you want it to," Staveley said. "Nothing is going to replicate that.”

Now, though, it seems Staveley and Ghodoussi will get their wish with Tottenham Hotspur. They hope that improved funding from the Middle East could help get Spurs challenging at the top of the Premier League table again, with trophies also sought after in north London.

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“My preference would have been to stay with Newcastle, but life doesn’t always work out exactly how you want it to," Staveley said. "Nothing is going to replicate that.”

Now, though, it seems Staveley and Ghodoussi will get their wish with Tottenham Hotspur. They hope that improved funding from the Middle East could help get Spurs challenging at the top of the Premier League table again, with trophies also sought after in north London.

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Indeed, Tottenham last won a trophy in 2008, when they beat Chelsea in the League Cup final. For a club with as much stature, demands will surely be placed upon Ange Postecoglou and his side to deliver success as soon as possible.

Time for a football quiz. Can you tell us everyone Tottenham Hotspur have played in Europe since 2007?

Spurs return to European action this summer after an impressive fifth-placed finish in Ange Postecoglou's debut campaign last season.

The Lilywhites have enjoyed their most successful period in Europe since the turn of the millennium, reaching the Champions League group stages for the first time since the early 1960s in 2010, before reaching the final in 2019.

The North London outfit have tasted European success on two occasions, 1972 and 1984, beating Wolves and Anderlecht respectively to lift the UEFA Cup.

Following a baron spell of appearances leading up to 2006, Spurs have been an almost ever-present figure across UEFA's three club competitions, although missed out last season after a difficult 2022/23 campaign.

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Tottenham’s £65 million move for England striker Dominic Solanke was one of the biggest moves of the summer transfer window. Despite this, the club are reportedly in for another big-name striker when the next window opens.

Solanke was signed from Bournemouth this summer to boost Spurs’ attacking corps but after a slow start to the 2024/25 season, they are now being linked with another statement signing up front.

Ange Postecoglou’s side have lost their two Premier League matches, including a 1-0 home reverse to bitter rivals Arsenal last weekend and needed two late goals to get past Championship side Coventry City on Wednesday evening – with Postecoglou firing back at fans. Now, the Australian could be about to get a new forward to help in the final third, after Alan Shearer suggested his side had “no real quality” at home to Arsenal.

Tottenham Hotspur have entered the race for Viktor Gyokeres

As the pressure begins to creep up on Postecoglou, Spurs are the latest side to be linked with a move for Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres.

The former Coventry hitman is one of Europe’s most in-form strikers after netting 43 goals during his first season in Portugal last year – and sits at No.8 in FourFourTwo's list of the best strikers in the world. He has already netted nine goals in his seven matches so far this term after Sporting were able to fend off the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea, who were both linked with the 26-year-old over the summer.

According to Fichajes, Spurs are the latest side to throw their hat in the ring for the Swedish international, with the report claiming that Postecoglou’s side have ‘fully entered’ the ‘intense’ chase for Gyokeres.

Chelsea are also reported to be looking to sign the forward in the January transfer window, after the club were only able to sign one new forward in Marc Guiu this summer.

Paris Saint-Germain are the third club mentioned in the report, with the French champions offering ‘tough competition’ to the Premier League duo.

In FourFourTwo’s opinion, Gyokeres’ form over the past 12 months since he swapped the Championship for the Portuguese top flight has been astonishing. The player looks to have the quality to succeed at the top end of the Premier League – but we don't think that Tottenham will be looking to sign another centre-forward any time soon, having invested £65m in Solanke.

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He is valued at €65m by Transfermarkt, while there have been reports of €100m price tag. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has relayed on X (formerly Twitter) that in Gyokeres' own words, his release clause is high.

That may put clubs off, but the Swede could be a signing with a very high ceiling.

Ange Postecoglou was not in the mood to field suggestions from the travelling Tottenham supporters during his side’s dramatic late win over Coventry City on Wednesday evening.

Spurs left it late against their Championship opponents in the League Cup clash, needing an 88th-minute Djed Spence equaliser to cancel out Brandon Thomas-Asante’s second-half goal, before Brennan Johnson’s stoppage-time winner sealed a fourth-round spot.

But this came after the travelling fans booed the Australian’s decision to substitute midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who was making his first start for the club, on 62 minutes. James Maddison replaced the Swedish youngster, with Spurs conceding immediately after the substitution.

Postecoglou, whose side came into the midweek clash on the back of consecutive Premier League defeats, including last weekend’s 1-0 home reverse to bitter rivals Arsenal, was quick to bite back at the fans’ frustration following the win.

"I don't make substitutions by poll, mate,” he said in his post-match press conference. “So, I'm sure the fans have got their own opinions, but yeah, Lucas, like I said that's his first sort of significant game time for quite a while. What I didn't want was us pushing guys over the edge today, that's why we took Destiny [Udogie] off at half-time as well.

"We already had a couple of injuries, and I had some pretty good players on the bench that I thought could make an impact, but it doesn't take away from Lucas's performance. I thought he was outstanding tonight.

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"They they're going to play a lot of football for us and hopefully getting through tonight, whether it's 90 minutes for Archie [Gray] or you know, 60, 70 for Lucas, will put them in a good space."

Postecoglou can point to the fact that Spurs progressed following his decision to replace the promising Bergvall on a night where he made eight changes to his starting line-up.

"What I've always tried to do is what I think is the right thing," he continued. "The best thing for us, in terms of what we're trying to achieve, and you know that there's no guarantees with anything you do in football.

"But what I've always done is back my decisions in critical times to always do what I feel is best. And if it doesn't work out, I can live with that. But I'm certainly not going to jeopardise what we're trying to build here by doing something that's going to make me look like I'm in a safer position."

Next up for Spurs is a home clash against Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, before the club begin their Europa League campaign by hosting Qarabag on Thursday.

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All-time leading Premier League goalscorer Alan Shearer has called upon Spurs' more experienced players to up their game to help them get back to winning ways.

Tottenham Hotspur have just four points from as many games to begin the new Premier League season, with their lack of cutting edge up top particularly costly in their opening-day draw against Leicester City, a defeat to Newcastle United that they dominated for large spells, and most recently in the North London derby against Arsenal.

A four-goal win against woeful Everton is currently doing a lot of heavy-lifting for Spurs goalscoring and expected goals tallies, leading Shearer to call on the side's attackers to offer more for Ange Postecoglou.

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Tottenham brought in several new recruits over the summer, but £65m signing Dominic Solanke is the only one with significant years playing top-flight football under the belt, with the club pursuing a policy of bringing in young talents.

Speaking to Betfair, Shearer was asked if the likes of Son Heung-min and James Maddison therefore need to take more responsibility, and replied: "Yeah, absolutely. Solanke isn't quite up to speed yet - maybe understandable with the niggling injury he's had.

"He played the first game, then missed the next two and then was back for the Arsenal game, but there's no doubt they're misfiring in forward positions.

"Yes, Brennan Johnson has to improve. I'm sure he can, the ability is there but so does Son. So does Timo Werner when he comes on.

"That's where they have to improve. They had one or two half chances maybe in the first half. Kulusevski had a chance and Raya saved it but in the second half it was more hopeful than anything else. There was no real quality at all."

Tottenham's poor form extends back over the summer and into last season, when they won just two of their final seven games - both against relegated sides.

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Spurs have made their stance on Ange Postecgolou's position clear following Sunday's North London derby loss.

It comes after a former Tottenham star tipped the club to make a surprise managerial appointment.

Tottenham have splashed out well over £350m on new signings since appointing Ange Postecoglou as manager 15 months ago. As such, expectations of the silverware that has eluded the North London giants for so long are high.

Spurs have endured a bumpy start to the 2024/25 campaign, though, winning only one of their opening four games – 4-0 against bottom-of-the-table Everton – and losing their last two. Sunday's 1-0 derby defeat at home to Arsenal will have been a particularly bitter pill to swallow.

Right now, there is clearly a fair bit of work to do to get this team challenging for trophies. Will Postecoglou be given the time to get Tottenham into that position, though?

No matter who's in charge of Spurs come the end of the season, the club appear have made pretty advanced transfer plans. TEAMtalk have provided an update on one player heavily linked with a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

They claim that Tottenham could be pipped to the signing of Real Betis defensive midfielder Johnny Cardoso by Milan. The Telegraph reported earlier this month that Spurs had secured a priority option to buy the USA international for £21m next summer – as part of their deal to sell Giovani Lo Celso back to Betis last month – albeit with a somewhat curious caveat: they would only have a two-week window in which to sign him.

As such, Milan – or any other club potentially interested in Cardoso – might try to steal the march in January. Tottenham, though are said to be at the front of the queue.

So, what does FourFourTwo think? Is this a bit of a transfer-market masterstroke from Spurs?

Well, on the face of it, it shows great forward-thinking, but it does also seem like a slightly risky approach. Or maybe Tottenham just aren't that keen on Cardoso...

Cardoso is worth €25m, according to Transfermarkt. His contract expires in 2029.

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It comes after a former Tottenham star tipped the club to make a surprise managerial appointment.

Tottenham Hotspur are nowhere close to considering giving manager Ange Postecoglou the ol' heave-ho despite their faltering start to the new Premier League season.

That's according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, who could barely put his understanding of the Australian's position in stronger terms when asked if Postecoglou's position was at risk following Sunday's derby defeat to Arsenal.

Tottenham got off to a blistering start under Postecoglou last season, dropping just four points in his first ten league games in charge, but then hit a run of poor form that repeated at the tail end of the campaign.

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Spurs have taken just four points from as many games so far this season, drawing away to newly-promoted Leicester City on the opening day then pummelling hopeless Everton 4-0 before losing to Newcastle United and Arsenal.

But asked if Postecoglou's position was in danger, Romano said on his Substack page: "Not at all, zero percent. No, no, no and no.

"It's absolutely everything under control at Tottenham - a slow start, of course, a disappointing North London derby, but at the same time, they are not considering any shocking decision for the manager.

"This project is completely, completely involved in the ideas, the plan... the whole project is around Ange Postecoglou. Even in the summer transfer window, they were blending transfers together with him: [Dominic] Solanke, and also the others.

"This is something they are building with the manager - not just for the manager, but with the manager, so they are not going to change anything now. It was again a poor start to the season where they were also unlucky, if you remember the Leicester game. So it's probably a difficult moment in general for Tottenham, but they absolutely trust in the manager and trust Postecoglou.

"So at the moment there is nothing negative ongoing at the club, no bad feelings, just the moment to change things, and they will do that on the pitch I'm sure."

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been warned that ‘the pressure is going to start to build’ on him following Sunday’s north London derby defeat to Arsenal.

A second-half Gabriel header meant that the Gunners left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with all three points, as a host of familiar failings again proved to be Spurs’ undoing. This time out, he upped the stakes, telling Sky Sports: "I'll correct myself - I don't usually win things, I always win things in my second year. Nothing's changed.

"I've said it now. I don't say things unless I believe them."

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This claim was quickly shot down in the Sky Sports studio by former Arsenal star and current Strictly Come Dancing hopeful Paul Merson.

“I like Ange, I like him, but I've got more chance of winning Strictly,” Merson said.

'No, I don't see it at the moment. There's not a lot wrong but you look where they are and where Newcastle are. Tottenham have probably been playing better than them over the first three games and Newcastle have more points than them.

“If they get top four - brilliant. Honestly that would be amazing but 100 per cent, it would be amazing but they'll need to get Solanke to get 20-odd goals and they can only get 20-odd goals if the crossing improves.

“’If the crossing don't improve, you can put Haaland up there and it wouldn't improve.”

Spurs’ set-piece weakness was highlighted by former England defender Matt Upson on Radio 5 Live, who believes the pressure could soon build on the Australian.

"Tottenham are so susceptible defensively that it's a real problem. They are not being clinical enough either which is what the real hammer blow is.

"If you're going to be that offensive and that open and free, you've got to bang the ball in the back of the net and they're not doing that. The pressure is going to start to build a bit on the manager."

Plenty of Spurs fans took to social media following the match and while most were supportive of the Australian, who led the team to a fifth-placed Premier League finish last season, a minority were beginning to ask questions over the direction of the club.

“Do Spurs fans want to jump aboard the manager merry-go-round or do we have the patience to back the manager and back the journey?”, one fan posted on X. “Arteta finished 8th in his first two seasons. Trust the process. Back Ange.“

But patience was beginning to wear thin with other supporters.

“I’m not pushing Ange out yet 1 no idea who to recruit,” another posted on X. “Where do you draw the line though? How many more games do we need to lose? How many set pieces conceded, lack of chances created, bad recruitment? Lose next 5?”

Next up for Spurs is a League Cup trip to Coventry on Wednesday evening, before they host Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Former Tottenham defender Danny Rose has revealed that he and his Spurs team-mates were ‘laughed at’ while on England duty over how little they were being paid.

Rose enjoyed a 13-year-old spell at Tottenham after joining as a 17-year-old from Leeds United in 2007, and would go to win 29 England caps during his time in north London and was part of the squad that went to the 2018 World Cup.

He would win the 2008 League Cup with the team on his way to making more than 200 appearances for the club, but has now admitted that he and his team-mates at the time, who consistently qualified for European competition were not being appropriately compensated by the regime led by Daniel Levy.

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Speaking on the In The Zone podcast, Rose said: “When we would go away with England, the lads would laugh at us at what we're being paid. And I have one friend who was at another club.

“I remember one season where West Brom were fighting relegation while we were near the top and some of their players were on more than what we were on. That wasn't right. With Spurs and win bonuses, you had to win by at least a couple of goals to get a bonus from it.

“At the time, I don't regret saying anything about it because it was the truth but now I think the lads are being paid appropriately.”

Rose left Tottenham in 2021 at the end of his contract and would complete his career with a short stint at Watford.

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It was the sight that no Arsenal fan wanted to see during the international break.

With the Gunners already facing a couple of midfield absentees with Declan Rice suspended and Mikel Merino still sidelined ahead of Sunday's north London derby, seeing skipper Martin Odegaard limp out of action for Norway was the last thing Mikel Arteta would have wanted.

Odergaard suffered an ankle injury in the second half of Norway's Nations League win over Austria on Monday night, the timing of which could barely have been worse, considering the Gunners face Atalanta and Manchester City in the seven days following their trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Will Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard be fit enough to play against Tottenham on Sunday?

Arsenal are yet to comment on the severity of Odegaard's injury, with Mikel Arteta due to face the media on Friday morning.

The status of his skipper will be top of the agenda, with the club currently assessing the injury after the player underwent an MRI scan.

However, quotes from Norway's team doctor earlier this week appear to indicate that the 25-year-old is a huge doubt for Sunday's north London derby and is set for a spell on the sidelines.

“Such ankle injuries often take at least three weeks," Ola Sand told the Norwegian media. Anything other than that is just a bonus. And then it can take longer

“What we have so far obtained from the MRI examination in London is that there is probably no fracture in the ankle.”

Arsenal make the short trip across north London looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League following their 1-1 draw with Brighton before the international break, while Spurs have won one, drawn one and lost one of their opening three matches so far this term.

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