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Derby County: Kieran Maguire discusses the proposed takeover of the club

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Football finance expert Kieran Maguire has been speaking on the latest edition of The Price of Football podcast about all of the financial news from the world of football.

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One of the main topics that he spent some time on was Derby County’s proposed takeover by No Limits Sports with Erik Alonso fronting the bid.

However, there appears to be some confusion over where the money is coming from and if Alonso can even own the club himself.

Maguire mentioned on Monday’s edition of the podcast that Raja Sapta Oktohari could be the man providing the money for this deal.

Alonso also describes himself as an agent, and agents aren’t allowed to own English football clubs.

So, we can see why Maguire is both confused and concerned.

He said: (16:38) “So what is the position of his agency? So it adds to the degrees of confusion. Is he just there as a frontman for a consortium?

“Will it actually be that the money is coming from other sources? We did discuss this on Sunday that there is potential Indonesian investment, but that’s not guaranteed. It’s all very confusing.”

Are you now starting to worry about the takeover?

Yes, I have some concerns

Yes, I have some concerns

No, it will all be fine

No, it will all be fine

TIF Thoughts on the Derby takeover…

The club officially confirmed that they had agreed a deal for No Limits Sports to buy the club, and they were just awaiting EFL confirmation, but it seems as if there are legitimate concerns about where the money is coming from and also Alonso’s eligibility to own a club.

The Rams have already had one takeover saga end badly with BZG, and Maguire is clearly at least confused about this latest attempt to buy the club.

It will be interesting to see what happens over the coming days and weeks regarding this takeover and if Alonso will actually complete this deal to buy the club.

In other news: ‘No optimism from me’ – Sky Sports pundit makes worrying Derby County takeover claim

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