CraigSN1 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Is due to take control of Portsmouth; Portsmouth are close to being taken over by United Arab Emirates businessman Sulaiman Al Fahim, BBC Sport understands. Al Fahim was the frontman for Abu Dhabi United Group when it took over Manchester City in September 2008. He is believed to be a guest of Pompey owner Alexandre Gaydamak's at the Champions League final in Rome where the two held talks. Pompey have yet to make any comment on a takeover of the club. Gaydamak stated late last year that he wanted to sell the club. He revealed he had rejected two offers for the south coast outfit as he wanted to sell to a buyer who would be committed to funding a new stadium and training ground for the club. Gaydamak initially bought into Pompey as joint owner in January 2006 when he struck a deal with then-chairman Milan Mandaric. He then bought out Mandaric, who now owns Leicester City, for about ?32m. Under the Franco-Russian's ownership the club won the 2008 FA Cup but he has said he can "no longer invest the time required to oversee the running of the club". http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8070535.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrahim Tall Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Link It's in the Arab press aswell. He was the one who came out with the "We'll sign Messi/Ronaldo" etc stuff at City, can't see anything like that happening at Portsmouth though. He's a lot richer than Gaydamak but worth nowhere near what those at City are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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