The recovery of Standard is taking shape slowly but surely. Potential buyers are starting to come out of the woods.
It is next Tuesday, in three days, that the period established by the Standard to submit binding offers will end. Then, the negotiations will enter their exclusive phase with the candidates who have come forward.
The number of offers on the table is still uncertain: SudInfo speaks of at least four concrete applications. With profiles varied enough to potentially take over the club.
A first binding offer could come from the United Arab Emirates, a second lead would come from Africa. The latter could have been formulated by Aliko Dangote. He is a Nigerian businessman who is among the richest in Africa and who announced that he wanted to buy Arsenal in 2020, without this coming to fruition.
-Lucien D’Onofrio never far away
He should also face competition from an American offer from a businessman saying he was “very interested” and who was also present to watch the match against the Cercle de Bruges. Another US post could lead to Burnley owners ALK Capital, the investment fund which acquired the Burnley club.
But the track that gets people talking the most remains that of Robert Lesman, who would be accompanied by a certain Lucien D’Onofrio. The former vice-president of the club had been described as having little interest in the matter but ultimately seems well in the running to return through the front door.
