Daniel Levy has always maintained that Spurs would look at any offers that would take the club to 'another level' - and former Newcastle United owner Amanda Staveley may be about to test that stance.
Staveley and partner Mehrdad Ghodoussi only left the club last week after selling their minority stake and CEO Darren Eales, who was previously the director of football administration at Spurs, said he was excited to see what these 'forces of nature' were going to do next. Well, Bloomberg have reported that Staveley is looking at a number of clubs, including Spurs, after raising around £500m through her investment fund and the financier has even reportedly held initial talks to buy a minority stake with Rothschild & Co, who are an adviser to the club.
Spurs have had offers from the Far East, the Middle East and the U.S. over the years, but nothing was put on the table that the board felt was in the interests of shareholders. However, that does not mean that any fresh proposals would not be considered.
"My answer has always been the same for 23 years," Levy previously told Bloomberg. "We have 30,000 shareholders who own approximately 13.5%. We run this club as if it's a public company. If anyone wants to make serious propositions to the board of Tottenham, we will consider it along with our advisers.
"If we felt it was in the interests of the club, we would be open to anything. Over the years, many people have made offers but there's never been an offer that's been [sufficient]....if someone came along and we felt they could take us to another level, we would look at it."