Rumor: Does Jerry Jones Want to Buy Tottenham Hotspur F.C.?
Is Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones interested in investing in a different brand of football? Evening Standard appears to think so.
The long-running British tabloid noted that Jones' private jet landed at London Stansted Airport shortly after Jones' staff arrived in the city on his mega-yacht. Stansted, The Standard notes, is the "nearest airport to (the town of) Tottenham," which is represented by the renowned association football club Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
What could he possibly be doing here? Perhaps he’s looking to get his hands on Spurs, City Spy reckons," The Standard wrote through City Spy, which documents the "latest London news, business, sport, showbiz and entertainment."
"Jones's spokesperson declined to comment on why he was in London, and Tottenham did not respond to a request for comment on whether its execs had met with him."
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Tottenham, frequently referred to as the "Spurs," currently completes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club is sometimes listed alongside the Cowboys as one of the most valuable professional sports franchises in the world. Per Forbes, the club is currently valued at $2.8 billion.
The Spurs are no secret to American football affairs: their pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has been a mainstay for NFL International Series games since 2019, hosting two games in each of the past three seasons. Tottenham recently inked a deal that ensures that games will return through the 2030 season.
In September, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy told Bloomberg that the club would be open to selling ownership stakes.
“We run this club as if it’s a public company," Levy told Jonathan Ferro and Jamie Nimmo. "If anyone wants to make a serious proposition to the board of Tottenham, we would consider it."
Jones, 81, would be far from the first NFL-based billionaire to invest overseas: the family of the late Malcolm Glazer (Tampa Bay) continues to retain ownership of the renowned Manchester United team while Stan Kroenke (LA Rams) originally invested in Arsenal in 2007 before taking over totally in 2018.
Domestically, Jones' Cowboys (10-4) will be back in action on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins (3:25 p.m. CT, Fox).
