Tottenham have missed out on around £75million of extra revenue after turning down naming rights offers for their new stadium, sources have told Football Insider.
The Premier League side have been trying to land a lucrative agreement for their 62,850-capacity facility since it opened in 2019 but have so far been unsuccessful.
The development of the stadium has boosted the club’s value and attractiveness to investors over the past five years.
Tottenham are believed to be valuing the naming rights at around £25million a year as they look to continue improving their commercial revenues.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is understood to have turned down offers between £10-15million a year for a stadium partnership as he waits for the right deal to be tabled.
Sources have told Football Insider the north London giants have likely missed out on around £75million of commercial revenue after rejecting the naming rights offers.
Deloitte’s 2025 Money League revealed the club’s overall revenue fell from £550million in 2022-23 to £528million last season, but their commercial income increased from £228million to £255million across the same period.
Tottenham owners to suffer £3bn takeover blow
It was widely reported last year Levy has been in talks to sell a minority stake in Spurs at a £3.75billion valuation.
Majority owner ENIC increased its shares in Tottenham from 86.58 per cent to 86.91 per cent following a £35million injection in December.
Levy and members of his family own a 29.88 per cent stake in the British investment company, with Joe Lewis’s family holding the remaining 70.12 per cent.
The Guardian reported on 12 February Qatari investors want to take control of the club, but the proposed takeover could take the form of a phased buyout.
Football Insider revealed on 13 February Tottenham’s takeover would be worth less than £3billion after they have so far failed to agree a deal at the reported valuation.
Position | Team | GP | Pts | GD |
11 | Brentford | 26 | 37 | +5 |
12 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 36 | +2 |
13 | Tottenham | 26 | 33 | +15 |
14 | Everton | 26 | 31 | -4 |
15 | Man United | 26 | 30 | -7 |
16 | West Ham | 26 | 30 | -17 |
Ratcliffe payout after talks revealed
Tottenham could land a payout from Sir Jim Ratcliffe after INEOS has opened talks about ending its sponsorship deal with the club early.
The British petrochemicals company, which is owned by the Manchester United chief, is Spurs’ official hand sanitiser and 4×4 vehicle partners.
The partnership started in 2019 and was expanded in 2022, with the INEOS brand displayed in the dugout of Tottenham’s stadium.
Ange Postecoglou has managed to relieve some of the pressure he’s been facing in recent weeks after securing three victories in a row, taking his side up to 13th in the Premier League table.