Blackburn have edged closer to opening up a new frontier in English football by becoming the first Premier League team to have Indian owners.
The club confirmed that talks with the Venky’s conglomerate over a £46million deal are close to conclusion and a takeover should be completed next month. The price includes £25m to buy the club from the family of the late Blackburn benefactor Jack Walker and a further £15m to clear debts.
Venky’s managing director Balaji Venkatesh Rao, whose father founded the company, said: ‘It’s very much confirmed and we will be announcing it formally in the next 10 days.
‘It’s a £46m deal. I wouldn’t say that is cheap or expensive but we will have to pump in some more money later on. The money is up front from our own sources. We are not here to compare with anybody but this is a first for India. It’s a prestigious moment for everybody and one we should cherish.’
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i dont follow that much of football ..but good to hear indian organization owning a club . 🙂 ..
i dont follow that much of footbal but good to hear an indian is going to own an english Football club .. 🙂 ..
India is Progressing on Every front on international level but still we have to address the issue of lopsided development.
Disparities in development would be there in every country, but India seems to have it in extremes. 60 years post independence and we still have a significant majority of our citizens hungry. Its a shame.
oh ya, they beat the Reliance, GMR etc to the race.