Wigan Athletic set to be purchased by a Spanish investor

Wigan Athletic, forced into administration in July, is set to be purchased by an investor from Spain, the club's administrators said.

Published : Sep 30, 2020 22:27 IST , Manchester

Wigan became the first professional English club to fall into administration since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wigan became the first professional English club to fall into administration since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wigan became the first professional English club to fall into administration since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wigan Athletic, forced into administration in July, is set to be purchased by an investor from Spain, the club's administrators said on Wednesday.

Wigan went into administration less than a month after being taken over by a partnership headed by Hong Kong businessman Au Yeung Wai Kay.

They became the first professional English club to fall into administration since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and was relegated from the second tier Championship to third tier League One after a 12-point penalty imposed by the Football League.

 

“We are pleased to announce that we have reached agreement with a preferred bidder from Spain. The offer that has been accepted deals with not only the sale of the club but also allows the payment to non-football creditors to avoid the 15-point penalty this season,” administrators Begbies Traynor said in a statement on the club website.

“In addition, a substantial deposit has been received. We are now working with our lawyers and the bidder to produce all of the necessary paperwork to submit to the EFL so that successful transfer of the football share can be made at the earliest opportunity.”

The administrators said they had agreed not to make details of the bidders public before the completion of the deal.

Wigan spent eight seasons in the Premier League before it was relegated in 2013, the same year it won the FA Cup.

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