Tottenham are facing a new takeover bid — this time from another American consortium backed by one of the world’s biggest finance companies.

Standard Sport can reveal a group of wealthy American businessmen, based in California, want to meet chairman Daniel Levy in New York.

The group has secured backing from a major global private equity investor. The American consortium would favour keeping Levy in position if a takeover were successful. Owner Joe Lewis values Spurs at $1billion (£628m) and even though he may accept around £502m it is believed the Americans are some way off.

The Franco Baldini signings not good enough for Tottenham 12 show all The Franco Baldini signings not good enough for Tottenham 1/12 Paulinho | Verdict: Miss Arrived with a reputation as one of the best midfielders in South America but the Brazilian has failed to make the desired impact and Spurs are willing to let him leave on loan in January. It seems hard to see a way back for him at Spurs. Getty 2/12 Erik Lamela | Verdict: Miss There is no question about the talent of the club’s £30m record signing but whether he is ideally suited to English football is another matter. Scored a brilliant Rabona goal in the Europa League but has still to find consistency and has yet to score in the Premier League. GETTY 3/12 Roberto Soldado | Verdict: Miss Signed at huge expense to be the 25 a-goal-season striker Spurs have craved for years, Soldado has not delivered what was expected of him. He has looked uncomfortable when asked to play as a lone striker and this season has rarely been first choice. Getty 4/12 Vlad Chiriches | Verdict: Miss After a promising start under Andre Villas-Boas, Chiriches’s penchant for dribbling the ball out of defence has started to get him into trouble. A disastrous performance in the home draw against Besiktas was the low point of his Spurs career and he has not been picked since. 5/12 Etienne Capoue | Verdict: Miss The powerful holding midfielder looked a good signing at the start of last season but has never really been able to get going due to injuries and inconsistent form. Has been a first choice under Mauricio Pochettino yet along with Ryan Mason, he has found it tough to give proper protection to the back four. Getty 6/12 Christian Eriksen | Verdict: Hit Player of the Year last season, he has been the most successful of the arrivals and thrived under Tim Sherwood during the second half of the campaign. He has yet to recapture his best form this season and has been substituted at half-time in his last two League games. Getty 7/12 Nacer Chadli | Verdict: Hit One of the few successful signings, after a difficult start to his Spurs career. Although he often does not look threatening, he has a habit of scoring important goals and making decisive contributions. Getty 8/12 Ben Davies | Verdict: Miss While the left-back has yet to make an impact, Gylfi Sigurdsson, who Spurs allowed to join Swansea so they could secure Davies, has been very influential for his new club. In reality, £10m is a lot to spend on a full-back if you only plan to use him in the cup competitions - Davies’s fate so far this season. GETTY 9/12 Michel Vorm | Verdict: Jury Out Signed with next season in mind? On the face of it, it seemed a strange decision for the Dutchman to swap first-team football at Swansea for the bench at Tottenham. However, there is every chance Hugo Lloris will want to leave next summer and if he does Spurs already have a replacement. Getty 10/12 Eric Dier | Verdict: Jury Out May develop into a fine player. Looks powerful at centre-back and has done okay when asked to fill in at right back, although clearly this is not his best position. Despite his promise, he does not look ready at the moment to play regularly in the Premier League and Spurs need players who can improve their team now. Getty 11/12 Federico Fazio | Verdict: Miss He still has time to improve but his performances until now have done little to suggest that he is cut out for English football. Lacking pace and with faulty positional sense, Fazio has already been sent off twice in his Spurs career and whenever he is on the ball it is enough to make Spurs fans wince. Getty 12/12 Benjamin Stambouli | Verdict: Miss Signed when Spurs realised they would not be able to get Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton. Stambouli has shown he was a good player during his time at Montpellier but the little playing time he has been granted so far suggests Pochettino may not rate him especially highly. Getty 1/12 Paulinho | Verdict: Miss Arrived with a reputation as one of the best midfielders in South America but the Brazilian has failed to make the desired impact and Spurs are willing to let him leave on loan in January. It seems hard to see a way back for him at Spurs. Getty 2/12 Erik Lamela | Verdict: Miss There is no question about the talent of the club’s £30m record signing but whether he is ideally suited to English football is another matter. Scored a brilliant Rabona goal in the Europa League but has still to find consistency and has yet to score in the Premier League. GETTY 3/12 Roberto Soldado | Verdict: Miss Signed at huge expense to be the 25 a-goal-season striker Spurs have craved for years, Soldado has not delivered what was expected of him. He has looked uncomfortable when asked to play as a lone striker and this season has rarely been first choice. Getty 4/12 Vlad Chiriches | Verdict: Miss After a promising start under Andre Villas-Boas, Chiriches’s penchant for dribbling the ball out of defence has started to get him into trouble. A disastrous performance in the home draw against Besiktas was the low point of his Spurs career and he has not been picked since. 5/12 Etienne Capoue | Verdict: Miss The powerful holding midfielder looked a good signing at the start of last season but has never really been able to get going due to injuries and inconsistent form. Has been a first choice under Mauricio Pochettino yet along with Ryan Mason, he has found it tough to give proper protection to the back four. Getty 6/12 Christian Eriksen | Verdict: Hit Player of the Year last season, he has been the most successful of the arrivals and thrived under Tim Sherwood during the second half of the campaign. He has yet to recapture his best form this season and has been substituted at half-time in his last two League games. Getty 7/12 Nacer Chadli | Verdict: Hit One of the few successful signings, after a difficult start to his Spurs career. Although he often does not look threatening, he has a habit of scoring important goals and making decisive contributions. Getty 8/12 Ben Davies | Verdict: Miss While the left-back has yet to make an impact, Gylfi Sigurdsson, who Spurs allowed to join Swansea so they could secure Davies, has been very influential for his new club. In reality, £10m is a lot to spend on a full-back if you only plan to use him in the cup competitions - Davies’s fate so far this season. GETTY 9/12 Michel Vorm | Verdict: Jury Out Signed with next season in mind? On the face of it, it seemed a strange decision for the Dutchman to swap first-team football at Swansea for the bench at Tottenham. However, there is every chance Hugo Lloris will want to leave next summer and if he does Spurs already have a replacement. Getty 10/12 Eric Dier | Verdict: Jury Out May develop into a fine player. Looks powerful at centre-back and has done okay when asked to fill in at right back, although clearly this is not his best position. Despite his promise, he does not look ready at the moment to play regularly in the Premier League and Spurs need players who can improve their team now. Getty 11/12 Federico Fazio | Verdict: Miss He still has time to improve but his performances until now have done little to suggest that he is cut out for English football. Lacking pace and with faulty positional sense, Fazio has already been sent off twice in his Spurs career and whenever he is on the ball it is enough to make Spurs fans wince. Getty 12/12 Benjamin Stambouli | Verdict: Miss Signed when Spurs realised they would not be able to get Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton. Stambouli has shown he was a good player during his time at Montpellier but the little playing time he has been granted so far suggests Pochettino may not rate him especially highly. Getty

This is not the first time Spurs have been linked to a US takeover. In September, investment firm Cain Hoy expressed an interest in buying the club before withdrawing.

There is little doubt any prospective bidders face a long haul. Not only will they have to fight off interest from other potential purchasers, they will also have to find a way through the increasingly-complicated ground redevelopment project Spurs are committed to. While the club would welcome a new owner willing to help fund the £400m project, it is not quite as simple as that.

Integral to the new ground development is an entire regeneration of the surrounding area — with a complete overhaul of the local infrastructure, housing and community facilities.

That regeneration is of particular interest to Mayor Boris Johnson, who is keeping a close eye on prospective new owners to understand their level of dedication to that wider project.

Any new owner would have to work side by side with the redevelopment proposals.

Contrary to popular belief, Spurs have not yet fully cleared all the planning hurdles in front of building a new ground. A local metalwork company is still refusing to budge from its premises right in the middle of the club’s new site and is appealing a compulsory purchase order in the High Court. It remains unclear whether there will be further planning complications.

An insider said: “The Americans want to keep Mr Levy on board, which appeals enormously. It’s hard to ignore such prestigious backers — but we still have to see what they are prepared to offer.”

However, Spurs are adamant they have received no contact about a possible takeover approach.