{
  "id": 19164958,
  "title": "Tottenham Hotspur ownership twist as bidder fights bankruptcy claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/tottenham-hotspur-ownership-twist-as-bidder-fights-bankruptcy-claim",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:28:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/tottenham-hotspur-ownership-twist-as-bidder-fights-bankruptcy-claim/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick and Hong Kong financier Wing Fai Ng, along with Taiwanese billionaire Joseph Tsai, face a setback in their bid to acquire a majority stake in Tottenham Hotspur. The group, represented by Eight Sports Capital, had agreed in June to purchase most of former chairman Daniel Levy's shares in the club's parent company, Enic. However, the deal has now stalled due to a bankruptcy issue involving Ng. Last year, Ng was declared bankrupt in Hong Kong with alleged debts of nearly £3 million. Creditors recently applied to have the bankruptcy order recognized in the United States. Ng has since appealed the order and settled some of his debt in Hong Kong, according to Bloomberg reports. His spokesperson has rejected the premise of questions surrounding the bankruptcy order. Ng, CEO of video-sharing platform Triller, had previously led talks for a failed bid to take over Spurs last year. The club's majority owner, Lewis family, has since diluted Levy's stake, which was put up for sale after his departure from Tottenham 14 months ago. The acquisition by Eight Sports Capital, which aims to acquire 25% of Enic, remains unresolved, adding to the legal disputes surrounding the ownership of the Premier League club.",
  "summary": "Eight Sports Capital’s deal to buy former Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy’s stake in the club is in fresh doubt amid a bankruptcy row involving one of its backers. The group, fronted by American Brooklyn Earick and backed by Hong Kong financier Wing Fai Ng and Taiwanese billionaire Joseph Tsai, announced an agreement in June [...]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}