Paul Wildes förväntas ta över Port Vale

Som vi tidigare har berättat om så blev det Paul Wilkes och hans företagsgrupp Alchemy Investment Group som tar över Port Vale berättade konkursförvaltarna på en presskonferens idag. De har lagt det bästa budet och det förväntas bli klart med alla papper inom de närmaste veckorna. Wildes har många olika företag i sin företagsgrupp inom bland annat event och han ser många möjligheter att utveckla verksamheten vid Vale Park. Han var även synlig på TV vid måndagskvällens segermatch mot Oxford Unite

Tomas Silfver

Vi återger här den sammanfattning vår samarbetspartner onevalefan.co.uk har gjort från presskonferensen. Vi kommer att återkomma med mer information när övertagandet är klart och Wildes planer för Port Vale. Klubben har gjort följande officiella uttalande.

Alchemy Investment Group has preferred bidder status

Sale price is £1.25m
Money will be paid on completion with no deferred element
Heads of Terms were signed on Friday
Wildes would like to complete by the end of October
Alchemy have paid £100,000 to secure exclusivity
Short-term player contracts will now revert to their original terms

Paul Wildes said: “I have been very impressed by what has been happening on the field. I am even more impressed by the potential of the stadium and the land and building surrounding it and the commercial activities that could be brought to Vale Park, which is one of the reasons why I am very interested.

“We have got come synergies with some of the businesses that we currently own that will help develop the venue into more of a seven days a week venue, instead of a three hours every other Saturday venue.

“We are coming to the club with ideas on how we can develop the off-field activities of the club to try and make the commercial venture a successful one over a number of years.

“I think it is important for me to say now is that the decisions we will be making today and over the coming years will be ones for the long term interest of the football club.

“Short term cash flow decisions don’t need to be made here. What we will be looking to do is make decisions for the long term benefit of the club.”