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Tottenham declined to comment when contacted by
Reuters.
Earlier, the Financial Times reported MSP Sports Capital is
working with a consortium of investors to structure the bid and
that it is weeks away from formally approaching the club's owner
Joe Lewis and chair Daniel Levy.
The report said that the Najafi and MSP-led offer would value
Tottenham, who are fifth in the Premier League, at approximately
$3 billion before adding about $750 million of debt on the
club's books.
It added that MSP and its partners will put forward 70% of the
purchase price, while backers from the Gulf, mainly from Abu
Dhabi, will contribute the rest 30%.
Najafi is also a minority shareholder in the National Basketball
Association team Phoenix Suns.
Tottenham, currently managed by Antonio Conte, have 39 points
after 23 games in the league this season and sit two points
outside the top four.
The north London club last won a trophy in 2008 when they lifted
the League Cup.
Other Premier League clubs such as Manchester United and
Liverpool are also seeking investment, with Qatari investors
preparing to make a bid to buy United while Jim Ratcliffe's
company INEOS formally entered the bidding process last month.
(Reporting by Emma-Victoria Farr and Manasi Pathak; Editing by
Alison Williams and Christian Radnedge)
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