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(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur are not in negotiations with any bidders over a potential takeover of the Premier League club, chairman Daniel Levy has said.<\/p>\n

Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi, chair of MSP Sports Capital, was reported to be preparing a $3.75 billion takeover bid for Spurs in February.<\/p>\n

Tottenham exited the FA Cup and Champions League last month, meaning their 15-year trophy drought continues and Levy has found himself targeted by a section of fans at home games.<\/p>\n

“ENIC (Group) owns approximately 87% of the club. We have 30,000 shareholders and most of them are fans who own the shares,” Levy told the Cambridge Union in a wide-ranging interview released on YouTube on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“We have a duty to consider any proposal anyone wants to make. All I would say is we are not in negotiations with anybody. Nor have we been in recent months and all the stuff in the newspapers is completely untrue.”<\/p>\n

The north London side, who last won silverware in 2008 when they lifted the League Cup, are in fifth spot on 53 points after 31 games, three points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United who have a game in hand and host Spurs on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Levy, 61, added that he hoped supporters would see him as someone who always acted in Tottenham’s best interests.<\/p>\n

“I’ve given a large proportion of my working life to the club and I think the club is in a better place than when I first got involved,” he said.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)<\/p>\n

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