A private equity firm from the United States is preparing to buy a 25% stake in Premier League club Bournemouth, according to BBC Sport. Peak 6, a company based in Chicago, is believed to be involved, after having previously attempted to take over Championship side Reading.
Bournemouth have not yet commented on the reports. They are currently 18th in the Premier League in their first ever season in the top flight. The club is owned by Russian citizen Max Demin, who has played a big part in the club's rise through the rankings. He will remain involved at the club even if Peak 6 succeed in their investment.
Bournemouth have been trying to raise their profile in the United States lately. Last summer they played a pre-season friendly against Philadelphia Union. Eddie Howe's men were beaten 1-0 by Newcastle on Saturday despite having played pretty well and dominating most of the game. If the investment will go through it will provide the club some funds that could be spent on new players during the January transfer window.
Bournemouth are currently 1/1 at Bet365 to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season.
Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
Premier league clubs are most interesting clubs for investments.Even clubs with lower ambitions and clubs with no glorious history can sign very good sponsorship deals.British market is great and advertisement that some company gets by sponsoring some club,is something that is very important for all the companies.
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sharpe
8 years ago
This could be an exiting news for all the club and of course for the Bournemouth fans. It's always a good news when a powerful company is interested in buying your club and hopefully this deal will make them even bigger threat in the league. This season is really keen for the Bournemouth ambitions and if they survive in...
This could be an exiting news for all the club and of course for the Bournemouth fans. It's always a good news when a powerful company is interested in buying your club and hopefully this deal will make them even bigger threat in the league. This season is really keen for the Bournemouth ambitions and if they survive in the Premier League after this season they could start dreaming big about future of the club under the new owners.
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GREGJO
8 years ago
A lot of English clubs are owned by Russian businessman and now Americans want to have some clubs as well. I don't think this is the best way for England to success. Premier League is maybe the best football league in the world but their national team is only a decent one. Money makes money. They'll buy a lot of foreign...
A lot of English clubs are owned by Russian businessman and now Americans want to have some clubs as well. I don't think this is the best way for England to success. Premier League is maybe the best football league in the world but their national team is only a decent one. Money makes money. They'll buy a lot of foreign star and English talents will play only in the lower leagues. It's good for the club as they can achieve higher goals but a really sad news for the national team in my opinion.
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