A technology entrepreneur who previously worked as a DJ and NASA engineer has reportedly assembled a consortium to submit a £4.5billion offer for Tottenham Hotspur, which would represent the highest sum ever proposed for a football club.
Brooklyn Earick, 41, leads a group of twelve investors who are said to have structured their proposal to include £3.3billion for complete ownership of the north London club, currently held by ENIC and the Lewis family.
The consortium has earmarked an additional £1.2b specifically for player acquisitions, salaries and associated costs, funds that would become available for new boss Thomas Frank from January. It comes after the club spent more than £180m this summer.
According to The Sun, the total package would surpass the £4.25b that Todd Boehly's consortium paid for Chelsea in 2022.
Brooklyn Earick has reportedly assembled a consortium to submit a £4.5billion offer for Tottenham Hotspur,
|The investor group comprises individuals with backgrounds in NFL and NBA ventures, supporting what Earick has termed his "Tottenham 3.0" strategy.
According to insiders familiar with the proposal, the consortium believes the club's existing infrastructure, including its modern stadium and training facilities, requires only significant playing squad investment to achieve significant success on the pitch.
"Brooklyn and his team think everything is in place at Tottenham already," a source close to Earick stated.
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Brooklyn Earick and his consortium are said to have allocated £1.2billion to invest in the playing squad, believing the infrastructure is already in place to create a world-class side
|"Spurs has a world class stadium and training ground, the infrastructure is all in place."
Despite this, the Lewis family and ENIC have repeatedly stated the club remains unavailable for purchase, despite receiving multiple approaches.
Tottenham CEO Vinai Venkatesham recently confirmed these takeover attempts whilst emphasising the owners' commitment to the club: "They're very, very passionate about Tottenham Hotspur and they're ambitious for the club."
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Initial conversations between Earick's group and Tottenham's leadership are said to have began several months ago, with discussions intensifying during the past three weeks following Daniel Levy's exit as chairman.
The consortium has identified a £250m stadium naming rights agreement, addressing an issue that remained unresolved since venue's 2019 opening, with the club continuing with the 'Tottenham Hotspur Stadium'.
Earick aims to finalise the acquisition and secure Premier League approval by early December, enabling immediate activity during the January transfer window.
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The proposed offer represents a 27 per cent overpayment from Forbes magazine's £2.6b valuation of the club.
Earick's professional journey has taken numerous unexpected turns, beginning as a DJ performing across venues from Los Angeles to Ibiza before experiencing career burnout.
"I spent the better part of a decade as a DJ and music producer," Earick explained in a 2016 interview. "I was definitely burnt out towards the end."
He subsequently relocated to San Francisco, securing an electrical engineering internship at NASA Ames within their small spacecraft division, where he discovered computer programming.
His technology ventures have included the food-focused social media platform Phoodie, and a chief marketing role at media application Littlstar.