Brentford proprietor Matthew Benham is reportedly open to promoting the Premier League membership – nevertheless it will not come low-cost,
The data-driven dynamo first purchased into the west London outfit again in 2007, taking up among the membership’s money owed with an preliminary £3million funding. And he stands to make his a reimbursement greater than 100 instances over after it emerged he now values the membership at £400m.
Sky News reported Benham, 55, has enlisted Rothschild to supervise a course of inspecting funding alternatives, which might finish with the boyhood Brentford fan promoting his controlling stake. The Bees had been promoted to the Premier League in 2021 however are presently 14th and simply 5 factors above the relegation zone after shedding 1-0 away to Manchester City on Tuesday.
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It’s a good distance from the doldrums of League Two, the place Brentford had been primarily based when Benham first took a monetary curiosity. The Oxford University graduate gained full management of the membership 5 years later, and his data-led method has been a driving pressure of their climb up the English soccer ladder.
An insider advised Sky News Benham totally intends to stay part of the membership, even when he had been to promote a majority stake. It’s his intent to stay no less than a minority shareholder “for the long term,” having been a fan of the membership because the Seventies.
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Almost instantly after his 2012 takeover, Benham bought the plot of land that will change into the Gtech Community Stadium. That moved Brentford away from Griffin Park – their dwelling for greater than a century – in 2020 and superior plans for the membership to affix the Premier League elite.
Brentford issued an announcement to Bloomberg News in December relating to studies of latest funding within the membership, which learn: “Given the recent rise and growth of our club and the changing shareholder landscape within the Premier League, it’s no surprise that there has been interest in investment opportunities at Brentford FC.
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“While Matthew Benham’s commitment to the club remains as strong as it ever was, it is only natural, and perhaps even essential, for us to carefully explore what new investment could potentially mean for the future of Brentford FC.
“We should not stand nonetheless and we stay completely decided to safeguard the long run way forward for Brentford FC and to stay aggressive on this planet’s most difficult and profitable league.”