Major update emerges on £4.5bn Tottenham takeover after Brooklyn Earick talks with Lewis family
Brooklyn Earick has made no secret of his desire to purchase Tottenham in a takeover that would be worth £4.5billion.
It emerged last month that Earick wants to purchase Tottenham for a world-record sum, which would be made up of £3.3bn for the club and £1.2bn in funds for players’ wages and transfers.
That would have propelled Tottenham to the second-richest team in the Premier League, behind only Manchester United.
Indeed, it had supporters dreaming of a fantasy Tottenham XI if the takeover went through and funds were indeed set aside for new signings.
However, a new update that emerged on Monday spells bad news for those hopes.
Brooklyn Earick scraps Tottenham takeover attempt
Earick has been very public with his pursuit of Tottenham, even sharing images from a previous visit to the stadium.
Indeed, the mega-rich American has even posted various comments on social media during Tottenham matches of late.
But it has now been confirmed via a statement to the Stock Exchange that Earick will not be pursuing the takeover attempt further at this point.
- Earick is a U.S. entrepreneur
- He has experience in tech, blockchain, and media
- Wants to take the leap into football business
“Further to the announcement made by the Board of Tottenham Hotspur Limited on 26 September 2025, Mr Brooklyn Earick confirms that he does not intend to make a firm offer for the company,” the statement read.
According to The Sun, this follows significant talks between Earick and Joe Lewis’s legal counsel Douglas Armstrong.
Joe Lewis has no intention of selling up at Tottenham
Even when fans were getting excited by a possible changing of the guard, it was reported Lewis and his family had no intention of bowing out.
And on the basis of Earick backing down – for now – it appears as though Lewis has made it clear through his representative that still remains the case.
Lewis does indeed have no intention of selling his stake, which means Spurs will continue to be overseen by him for a while longer yet.
That is something Spurs fans will have to simply accept. There will no doubt be more speculation similar to this, but Lewis is hear to stay.
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