Ex-Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley to clarify Tottenham intention after Daniel Levy exit

Former Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley is expected to confirm she has no plans to launch a formal bid for Tottenham Hotspur, it has been claimed. A vehicle controlled by Staveley is expected to issue a statement regarding the Premier League club on Monday.

Spurs parted ways with long-serving chairman Daniel Levy during the week. Levy has moved on after almost 25 years at the helm, with CEO Vinai Venkatesham expected to take a prominent role.

According to Sky News, PCP International Finance - controlled by Staveley - will confirm on Monday that it isn't planning a bid for the London club. The same publication reports that Staveley had been in conversations in recent weeks with potential backers of a takeover move.

Staveley, 52, joined Newcastle's board of directors in 2021 when the club's current owners took charge. However, she and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi left the club in 2024.

Staveley and Ghodoussi had taken a 10 percent share when the takeover was completed. This had dropped slightly before the pair departed, with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and RB Sports & Media taking over Staveley and Ghodoussi's shares when they left.

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In September 2024, Mirror Football exclusively reported that Staveley and Ghodoussi were considering making a significant investment in Spurs. The pair had attended a Premier League match against Brentford as guests of the North London club days earlier.

"My preference would have been to stay with Newcastle, but life doesn’t always work out exactly how you want it to," Staveley told The Athletic in July 2024. "Nothing is going to replicate that.

"I fell in love with Newcastle, the club and the people and that can’t change, but I didn’t want to get in Newcastle’s way. It’s got to be about what’s best for Newcastle.

“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."

Levy's Spurs shareholding remains a little under 30 percent despite him leaving his role as chairman. “I am incredibly proud of the work I have done together with the executive team and all our employees," the 63-year-old said upon his departure.

"We have built this club into a global heavyweight competing at the highest level. More than that, we have built a community. I was lucky enough to work with some of the greatest people in this sport, from the team at Lilywhite House and Hotspur Way to all the players and managers over the years."

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