Tottenham Hotspur could soon have a new minority investor if everything goes to plan. And if the speculation is to be believed, it could be Amanda Staveley and husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi.
Staveley left her role as a director at Newcastle in July, but admitted she was keen to get back into football. In an interview with the Athletic, she said: "Mehrdad and I are keen to be hands-on. We’re hard-working people; I love to be very busy and to engage, and I love football. Very sadly, we have to move on to other projects and that might involve us taking a stake in another club or buying another club, and that’s difficult. But it’s possible."
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy admitted earlier this year that Spurs are looking for investment. "Some form of minority investment is what we're looking for," he said.
Tottenham and Staveley, therefore, could be the perfect match. If Staveley and Ghodoussi were to invest in Spurs, the former Newcastle duo would certainly be able to give the Tottenham fanbase something they have not benefited from in the time Levy has been at the helm.
Levy has been chairman at the north London club for 23 years, taking over soon after ENIC bought the club from Lord Alan Sugar. He has been the face of the Spurs hierarchy ever since, but he shies away from public appearances.
In the last few years, Spurs have started holding Fan Forums at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, inviting a select number of supporters to hear from Levy, the head coach and various other figures at the club.
Levy himself does not make many public appearances, nor offer himself out to answer questions about the running of the club, apart from in those new yearly forums.
football.london Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold said: "Tottenham and Levy like to work in the shadows, they try to do their business quietly and effectively. Amanda Staveley appears to be more of a public presence. She probably gave more interviews during her three years at Newcastle than Levy has done in the last 25 years!"
Levy's decision to work "quietly and effectively" in the background is a bone of frustration for Spurs supporters who want to know more about what is going on behind the scenes at times. Staveley coming in may just give the fanbase one thing they have been lacking from Levy in the last two decades.