Football Finance specialist Kieran Maguire has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur will not be concerned over Todd Kline’s leaving because he was not a popular figure at the club.
Kline joined the Spurs as chief commercial officer in early 2021, having previously worked for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins in the NFL, as well as at AEG and in sports talent and property sales.
Earlier this month, Matt Law stated that the American had resigned from the North London club and been placed on gardening leave, and is reportedly likely to join London rivals Chelsea.
Football.According to London’s Alasdair Gold, Kline was hired to Spurs principally to secure a naming rights partner for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
However, the journalist stated that the club decided to postpone that procedure because to the unanticipated benefits that flowed to the Tottenham brand as a result of preserving the generic name while holding major events such as NFL games and music concerts at the facility.
Todd Kline won’t be missed at Tottenham.
Maguire is perplexed by Chelsea’s decision to assign Kline the responsibility of securing a naming rights deal for Stamford Bridge, given his failure to do so at Tottenham.
Maguire told Football Insider: “If Todd Kline is faced with a naming rights deal at Chelsea, best of luck to him. Given his aggressive demeanor, there wasn’t a huge line of Spurs fans wishing him farewell.
“So it appears that Chelsea made an unusual decision because he had multiple jobs, but the most important and vital task he had he failed to perform on.
“Stamford Bridge is Stamford Bridge and will always be known as such by devoted Chelsea fans. As a result, adding a new name to the front will not be financially helpful.
“They may hear a few lines in the media about a Nike or Apple Stamford Bridge, but it will not be common terminology among fans. We’ve observed at other teams that it only works when sponsors are involved from the beginning.
