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6 October 2008 - Tara Loader Wilkinson

Billionaire Ambani mulls Spurs buy-out

Indian billionaire Anil Ambani, is considering pitching for Tottenham Hotspurs or West Ham football clubs, according to the Mirror.

Ambani has been recently linked to rumours over purchasing Everton and Newcastle football clubs, but denied the reports.

Newcastle is currently owned by Sports Direct chairman, Mike Ashley, who paid £134m for the club last summer.

Ambani, the chairman of the Indian phone giant Reliance Communications, has a fortune of about £20bn and is the world's sixth richest man, according to the Forbes Rich List.

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