{"id":124925,"date":"2025-05-23T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/124925\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:46:11","slug":"boxing-supremo-turki-alalshikh-holds-talks-over-shock-takeover-of-championship-club-after-series-of-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/124925\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh &#8216;holds talks&#8217; over shock takeover of Championship club after series of approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOXING chief Turki Alalshikh has held takeover talks with a Championship club, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi Arabian has become a prominent figure in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxing<\/a> world, brokering some of the biggest fights in the sport in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Turki Alalshikh at a boxing match.\" height=\"604\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turki-alalshikh-looks-middleweight-fight-934817921.jpg\" data-caption=\"Turki Alalshikh dropped a hint about which club he could buy\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turki-alalshikh-looks-middleweight-fight-934817921.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>Turki Alalshikh dropped a hint about which club he could buyCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>His official role as the chairman of Saudi Arabia\u2019s General Entertainment Authority means he has varied business interests.<\/p>\n<p>And it appears he is set to get involved in English football after recently selling LaLiga 2 club Almeira, which he purchased in 2019, to Saudi investment group SMC.<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Championship<\/a> clubs and one Premier League team have approached Alalshikh in recent months in hopes of striking a deal, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14740353\/Millwall-shock-Saudi-Arabian-takeover-boxing-supremo-Turki-Alalshikh-deal-Championship.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And it has been claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1851305\/millwall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millwall<\/a> have engaged in talks with the boxing supremo.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours were sparked further when Alalshikh reacted to a Millwall post on X this week, commenting: &#8220;\ud83d\udd25\ud83e\udd81&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However Millwall have insisted the club is not for sale and denied talks were held.<\/p>\n<p>Alalshikh appears to have held an interest in buying an English club for some time.<\/p>\n<p>Last month Simon Jordan claimed he told the promoter to buy Sheffield Wednesday when asked about investing by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/26408428\/who-is-turki-alalshikh-his-excellency\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alalshikh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/betting\/32916258\/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alalshikh has an estimated net worth of \u00a32.14billion and is the owner of the Ring Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>He previously owned Egyptian football club Pyramids from 2018 to 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOXING chief Turki Alalshikh has held takeover talks with a Championship club, according to reports. 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