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As I keep saying, the fuss is feeding on itself. There is actually nothing there, except for an investor considering whether trying to buy a football club might be a good use of their capital. That happens all the time. It isn't a big deal. The leak to the journalist and the subsequent spin are what have made it notable, not the actual state of play.
You bring up some very fair points, but i think you also have to consider the people involved.
Like you said and i have said in this thread ENIC don't need to sell, they may not even want to sell, we may be looking at 15 more years of ENIC in charge (whether people hate this prospect or not)....they own the club and are under no obligation to sell.
Cain Hoy followed their legal obligation and announced that they are considering a bid. Fair enough, as you said things like this happen.
But, Cain Hoy are not made up of people who will just make this type of legally obligated announcement without their being something behind it. For the people involved with this type of situation by the time it is reaching the point where they make the announcement that they are "considering" a bid they will have already done the full consideration ahead of time. These guys would have a pretty good idea of what their bid will may be before reaching this stage.
Cain Hoy looks to have been formed specifically with the intent of buying a PL team, given the people involved i would venture a guess that they have a short list of clubs drawn up that they are considering purchasing. Spurs would be at the very top of the list or else they wouldn't have reached this stage. If they just wanted a PL team then they would be chasing Villa who's owner is looking to sell (and i believe has publicly stated this), they wouldn't even be "considering" a bid on a team that isn't officially up for sale.
Now, given that ENIC may not not want to sell there is a chance that these guys will try to open up dialogue and promptly be told "go fuck yourself", they could decide to actually roll through with a low ball bid, any number of things could happen and it may be absolutely nothing.
But based on circumstantial evidence there would seem to be a fair amount that would indicate that this could develop into a very serious and legitimate offer (and an offer in no way means that ENIC sells or that we have new owners by Christmas or ever). It wouldn't have reached this stage, as early as it is, without their being some genuine interest and intent on pursuing a potential sale by Cain Hoy.
Are people making a jump in logic that we are GOING to sell? - yes
Are people making a jump in logic that Cain Hoy are GOING to bid? - yes...but, it isn't much of a jump given the people involved.