Amanda Staveley is ready to buy a sizeable stake in Tottenham, funded by money from the Middle East, according to a new report.

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• Staveley to invest in Spurs
• Wants to do so before end of 2024
• In advanced talks to purchase stake

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Per the , former Newcastle director Staveley is in advanced talks with Spurs to buy a stake in the club. She was key, along with husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi, to PIF's purchase of Newcastle but left the club in July, and is now looking to buy into Tottenham.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Spurs, per the report, are in the market for a new investment, which Staveley is hoping to secure from another source in the Middle East following her work with PIF. She and her husband are likely to buy up shares from Joe Lewis, the head of ENIC and one-time majority shareholder. The Mirror quote a source who claims an initial investment could be made within weeks, as both Staveley and Ghodoussi were guests at their clash with Brentford.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Tottenham have often been linked with takeovers in recent years as their on-pitch trophy drought continues to haunt them. They last lifted a trophy in 2008, and the hope within the club will be that fresh money can spark an upturn in fortunes.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Spurs play Manchester United on Sunday. It remains to be seen if Staveley will be able to secure her investment in the club before the end of October.

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