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Qatar Reportedly Interested In Premier League Side Tottenham Hotspur

Qatar's U.K. "trophy cabinet boasts Harrods, a stake in Barclays Bank and Chelsea Barracks, but has one omission: no Premier League football club," according to Roger Blitz of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Could that be "about to change?" Qatar "appears to be interested" in the Premier League -- and one club "catching its eye is Tottenham Hotspur in north London." The Qataris' interest in Spurs "has been stimulated" by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Keen on "attracting foreign investment to the capital, and in particular cash for the regeneration of Tottenham," Johnson along with the U.K. government "has been courting Qatar." That suits Qatar, which is "feeling the heat of British media attention on the contentious decision to award it the 2022 World Cup and the treatment of migrant workers employed on stadium projects." One source with "knowledge of Qatar's interest" in Spurs said, "They are looking at all sorts of ways of currying favour with the British government." On a U.K. visit in October, the emir of Qatar held talks with PM David Cameron about "investing in infrastructure projects." Johnson is "keen to secure some of this investment for London." Spurs is one of the "most prominent businesses in Tottenham, and its plan for a new 56,000-seat stadium is seen as a stimulus for regeneration." The stadium project -- which will replace the 36,000-seater White Hart Lane -- has "already spawned a new Sainsbury’s superstore and a technical college nearby." But progress on the stadium project "has stalled, and a number of people who know the mayor's views say the delay is making him wonder whether it would be better for the area's regeneration if the club was in different hands -- such as the Qataris." There have been "no talks with Qatar, said Spurs, although the Gulf state's most senior sports executive did pay a visit to the club around the time" of the emir's U.K. trip (FT, 12/19).

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