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NFL and Real Estate Make Tottenham Hotspur an Alluring Takeover Target
The top Premier League soccer clubs continue to attract private equity interest. Making the numbers add up, though, isn’t easy.
Private equity firms see investment potential in English Premier League clubs.
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Is it Tottenham Hotspur’s turn next? Not to win the English Premier League — well, maybe — but to change owners.
A vocal minority of fans of the North London soccer club has called for new ownership for years, grumbling that Chair Daniel Levy hasn’t matched investment in a new stadium with spending on the team (even if a soaring wage bill suggests otherwise). Yet it’s the show-stopper venue that enhances the club’s attractiveness to potential buyers, and it’s no surprise that a deal may be brewing.