France? Belgium? Foley confirms plans to buy more football clubs

The American businessman, who will flip 78 on the finish of this month, made a takeover provide to purchase 100% of Maxim Demin’s shares. Cherries.

Foley is a part of Black Knight Soccer and Leisure and Cannae Holdings, the corporate chargeable for buying the Vitality Stadium workforce.

And in an interview with BBC Radio Solent, Foley revealed that he was in talks to type a membership “triangle” alongside the Cherry buy.

“We have now a multi-club idea.

“So immediately we are literally in negotiations and unique with a Ligue 1 workforce – and a significant league workforce in Belgium.

“This is able to give us just a little triangle the place we might transfer the gamers forwards and backwards.

“I at all times thought, if I will purchase an actor, why not purchase myself a participant as a substitute of another person.

“We have raised sufficient funds to really fund all these transactions. I am enthusiastic about how a lot progress we have made.

“I sit up for a launch as we get nearer to the conclusion on these different two acquisitions. I feel everybody at Bournemouth can be excited to see this idea.”

Foley has outlined his plans to journey to Europe later this month and is gearing as much as watch Cherries’ residence recreation towards Crystal Palace on 31 December and a tour of Manchester United on 3 January.

In an interview with the membership’s web site, the businessman additionally acknowledged that he might go to France throughout his journey to see the opposite membership he desires to purchase.

The Cherries are the fourth total sports activities workforce in Foley’s portfolio, together with NHL aspect Vegas Golden Knights, farm workforce, AHL workforce Henderson Silver Knights, and Indoor Soccer League franchise Vegas Knight Hawks.