Tottenham braced for second bid from new consortium
Anonymous Californian group interested in making approach for Spurs
A second United States consortium is considering a takeover offer for
Tottenham Hotspur following firm interest earlier in the season by the Cain Hoy group.
The new potential owners are based in California and, although they count a major finance company among their backers, are choosing to remain anonymous.
City sources, however, have confirmed to Telegraph Sport that there is a second American consortium taking soundings on the situation at Tottenham.
Cain Hoy did explore the possibility of making an offer in September but, with the majority owner Joe Lewis understood to value the club and stadium project at close to £1 billion, decided not to make a bid.
Spurs are in the process of seeking funding for a new stadium and, although they have held talks with various financial institutions, have stressed that no discussions have been held with any potential buyers of the club.
One possible solution, however, would be for Spurs to find a buyer who is also willing to take on the stadium project, hence the potential outlay of almost £1 billion.
Spurs surely need to resolve the ongoing stadium issue to consistently realise their ambition of
Champions Leaguefootball and, after 11 games this season, are languishing in the bottom half of the
Premier League.
However, Daniel Levy, the chairman, has signalled his support for Mauricio Pochettino, the manager, by sanctioning an attempt to persuade
Southampton’s head of recruitment Paul Mitchell to join Tottenham.