Amanda Staveley net worth explained amid Tottenham takeover claims and Daniel Levy stance

Daniel Levy refuses to shut down talk of a possible takeover at Tottenham. Across two years now, he has remained open about the prospect.

"The board and its advisors, Rothschild & Co, are in discussions with prospective investors," he said earlier this year in the club's latest accounts. The goal is to "continue to invest in the teams and undertake future capital projects, the club requires a significant increase in its equity base."

This certainly chimes with what he has said previously regarding Spurs' position as a public company.

It is in this view that Tottenham are still one of the exceptions in the modern-day Premier League. Surrounded by American money via private equity, real estate tycoons, and those from other ventures, not to mention the Middle Eastern influx, Levy as chairman has had to make sure Spurs cut their cloth accordingly.

He has not hidden this either in recent appearances. Last year he spoke with Cambridge Union candidly about the financial landscape Tottenham are competing in, while also being upfront at fan events and in the accounts.

Levy's desire to bring in more money from outside sources has led to understandable links with former Newcastle director Amanda Staveley.

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. Alongside her husband, Mehrdad Ghodoussi, she purchased a significant stake at St James' Park and was on the board. Earlier this year that professional relationship ended after she was bought out by those involved.

"My preference would have been to stay with Newcastle, but life doesn’t always work out exactly how you want it to," she told The Athletic about the situation. "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.

“I don’t know what my future holds, but you can never move on from the love I have for Newcastle, and I would love to come back for matches. I’m a Geordie now. I’m a Yorkshire Geordie, but I will always have that chemistry and that love.”

As a British businesswoman, born to an entrepreneur father - founder of Lightwater Valley theme park - She has brokered deals with Barclays, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and now involves herself with PCP Capital Partners.

Despite being involved in the takeover of Newcastle, Staveley alone could not afford to buy Tottenham. Her estimated net worth is only £130million, which is hardly enough to fund the inflated price of world-class midfielders, let alone entire clubs.

Aged 23 she got herself a loan of £180,000 to open a restaurant and four years later she was voted Businesswoman of the Year, though, and comes from a family of success. With an ability to network,

So, even if there is no direct immediate fortune of the size that could buy a football club, it is suggested under management in wealth funds and across investors. Via PCP and her background in forging deals with the Middle East, Staveley has exceptional contacts and standing as a broker.

Her ambition also certainly appears to be to get back into football sooner rather than later. With that, The Sun has claimed she is ramping up attempts to be part of the Tottenham project.

The report adds that it would take around £650million to acquire just 25% of the club. She and her husband got 10% of Newcastle each, in a deal that went through for a total of £300million.

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