Sheffield Wednesday owner owes MILLIONS in football debts that will have to be paid by whoever buys club
The extent of the cash woes has emerged during takeover bids by several groups in recent weeks.
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Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri owes more than £4m in football debts
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The Owls are already under embargo for
But the biggest snag is the taxman, with HMRC due a huge
£2.2MILLION
for June and July.
There seems little scope for a deal there, so the
Chansiri hopes to raise funds by selling Djeidi Gassama to
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US sports entrepreneur Tilman Fertitta, 68,
The cost of the deal is being kept secret and will be subject to the usual due diligence phase.
Fertitta may lodge cash to help settle some bills in the short term as the process is bound to take weeks.
But he seems a far more credible candidate than
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Chansiri says he is willing to sell the club to 'the right individual, or group, to take it forward'.
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