Tottenham takeover update emerges as two-word claim made amid Everton attempts

The wait for outside investment in Tottenham Hotspur continues two-and-a-half months after Daniel Levy confirmed discussions with potential investors.

Levy's comments in early April acknowledged that "the board and its advisors, Rothschild & Co, are in discussions with prospective investors." The statement added that "the club requires a significant increase in its equity base".

Those remarks came months after Levy made known in September during a Bloomberg interview that the club had received multiple offers that never materialised into a done deal. In the same sit-down, he also stated: "If someone came along and we felt they could take us to another level, we'd look at it." It is the same stance Levy shared at the Cambridge Union last April.

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Over 12 months after that first public declaration, social media rumours earlier this month named American investment firm MSP Sports Capital as a prospective investor. They were apparently in talks to take a minority stake as high as 40% in Spurs with links stretching back to last year after a report emerged in the Financial Times naming them as potential suitors.

The New York-based private equity fund is already involved in football, holding stakes in European clubs across Belgium (Beveren), Denmark (Brondby), Germany (Augsburg), Spain (Alcorcon) and Portugal (Estoril). Its portfolio also includes McLaren Racing and the X Games in its portfolio.

But football.london understood at the time that those within the club strongly shot down the suggestion that it was in investment talks with MSP Sports Capital. And even if exploratory discussions took place, the firm has since reportedly ended its interest in Spurs.

GiveMeSport and TBR both report that their focus is on Everton rather than Tottenham with any attempts to purchase the latter have been 'formally ended'. But despite their apparent interest in buying out majority owner Farhad Moshiri as the face of a group of investors, they look set to miss out. Dan Friedkin emerged as the favourite candidate on Friday night, with one other bidder even conceding over the weekend, and there is anticipation of an announcement in the coming days.

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