A former Barcelona and AC Milan striker is said to be in the running for an unlikely takeover of Birmingham City.
Maxi Lopez, an Argentine forward who spent the vast majority of his playing career in Italy, is part of a consortium looking to purchase the Championship club. Earlier this week former Watford owner Laurence Bassini said that he expected his proposed takeover to go through within the next week.
The controversial London-based businessman claims the takeover will cost £35million - just £10m of which he says will be his own money. It has now emerged that the consortium, including Lopez, businessman Christian Codoma and Blues fan Paul Richardson, are looking to rival that bid.
