Frank Warren, a boxing promoter and ardent Arsenal supporter, has revealed how, in the 1990s, he came dangerously close to purchasing Spurs, despite having always supported Arsenal of North London.
Warren has frequently shown his passion for the Gunners over the years, but he also previously came dangerously close to beating rivals Spurs until a major backer withdrew and changed course at the last minute, ruining the opportunity.
After all, Sir Alan managed to buy Tottenham in his wake. In 2000, he sold the majority of his shares to ENIC, and in 2007 he sold his remaining shares. This month, Warren is promoting Tyson Fury‘s heavyweight title unification fight; during an appearance on the Peter Crouch Podcast, he gave an explanation of what transpired.
“We took a seat and decided to close the transaction with Tony Berry, the director at the time, and Irving Scholar. We were quite near when the guy who was supposed to provide the funding simply vanished and moved on to work with Alan Sugar.”
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