Spurs give takeover update after interest from former DJ as club release statement to Stock Exchange

Tottenham's owners, the Lewis family, have seen off the takeover interest sparked by Daniel Levy's exit as chairman.

Two groups expressed an interest in the club immediately after Levy's departure after more than 20 years, in September, followed later in the month by a third, led by former DJ Brooklyn Earick.

All three groups have now confirmed to the London Stock Exchange that they do not intend to go any further in the process having been satisfied the Lewis family do not want to sell.

Earick's US consortium generated considerable interest amid reports in The Sun of a proposed bid worth £4.5billion, with a billion set aside for investment in the squad.

Some questioned the seriousness of the bid from the start, based upon an inflated price and Earick's failed bid to buy Formula E team Maserati earlier in the year.

Two groups expressed an interest in buying Spurs after Levy departed on September 4.

One, PCP International Finance Limited, a Saudi group led by Amanda Staveley, quickly made it clear they would not go any further.

The other, a Chinese consortium led by Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings, was given until October 5 to announce a firm intention to make an offer.

That deadline has now expired and both Earick's group and Firehawk have informed the Stock Exchange they will not go any further with their interest.

The Lewises have claimed since Levy's exit that they do not want to sell the club bought by billionaire patriarch Joe Lewis through his company ENIC in 2000.

Joe's daughter Vivienne and son Charles and Vivienne's son-in-law Nick Beucher are determined to take a more active role in the fortunes of the club.

Peter Charrington has replaced Levy as non-executive chairman of the club.