[Beefy 1965]

Thohir bids for WBA?
By Football Italia staff

Reports say Inter President Erick Thohir has had a proposal to take over West Bromwich Albion turned down.

Corriere dello Sport reports today that the Indonesian wants to own a Premier League club and has already presented an offer to the Baggies.

The first proposal was turned down but the report says Thohir wants to enter the league due to its lucrative TV rights deals and could return to make another bid.

Thohir is also continuing to look for new investors in the Nerazzurri and according to the outlet there are two Chinese groups interested.

Corriere writes that 20% of the club’s shares could be sold for a fee of between €70m and €100m.

This would mean former President Massimo Moratti would sell six per cent of his remaining shares and Thohir would give up 14 per cent of his, leaving them with 23.5% and 56% of the club’s shares respectively.

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http://www.football-italia.net/82313/thohir-bids-wba?

[Salopbaggie]

Anyone who states they "wants to enter the league due to its lucrative TV rights deals" can not be good for football can they?

[silverbaggie]

Anyone who states they "wants to enter the league due to its lucrative TV rights deals" can not be good for football can they?

Could not agree more Salop but, if it went ahead could we do a Watford and sign loads of Inter players on loan deals.

Hope TP can speaka da Italiano...................  Oh I forgot he won't be there.

[Salopbaggie]

Anyone who states they "wants to enter the league due to its lucrative TV rights deals" can not be good for football can they?

Could not agree more Salop but, if it went ahead could we do a Watford and sign loads of Inter players on loan deals.

Hope TP can speaka da Italiano...................  Oh I forgot he won't be there.

We won't be able to Silver........ if we leave the E.U.  We already have our small allowed allowance of overseas players.   

[aries22]

An Oriental owner - no thanks. Clearly only attracted by some sort of prestige and high profile attached to a Premier League club that is rich only by dint of TV money. Thaksin Shinawatra, Carson Yeung, Vincent Tan, they've all failed their respective Premier League clubs and pissed their supporters off big time. Leicester have proved it can be done, but it's a no from me. American franchise owners needn't apply either.

[valpayne]

Whatever you may think of JP. He's no fool and he won't want to be remembered for selling this club to anyone with the wrong intentions. He's always been very astute and kept this club solvent and sensible. I for one wouldn't want us to do a portsmouth and i don't think we need to worry in that respect. imo

[Beefy 1965]

Jp turns them down
Now he is interested in Buying Swansea ???

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/825104113?-1881:1065:3

[4evaabaggie]

Only Italian offers I have been interested in is buy one get one free, usually ham and pineapple, perhaps he will buy Swansea and get villa free.