{"id":578424,"date":"2025-11-18T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/578424\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:15:28","slug":"us-billionaire-makes-hillsborough-visit-mike-ashley-interest-timeline-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/578424\/","title":{"rendered":"US Billionaire makes Hillsborough visit, Mike Ashley interest, timeline reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s next owner is still yet to be determined as a number of parties remain interested in the prospect.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Owls were placed into administration by previous owner Dejphon Chansiri at the end of October, bringing an end to his decade-long rule of the Steel City side.<\/p>\n

Since that moment, news has continuously swirled over potential takeovers, the club\u2019s valuation and how many parties are truly in the mix.<\/p>\n

With new details on the subject constantly emerging, Football League World takes a look at the latest news surrounding Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s<\/a> takeover.<\/p>\n

Takeover options to be thinned down<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/p>\n

With 11 interested parties including Mike Ashley reported to be weighing up a move to takeover Wednesday, the administrators have some work to narrow that list down to the most serious options.<\/p>\n

According to<\/a> the Sheffield Star, it has been confirmed by the administrators that the list of potential buyers will be narrowed down to a list of \u2018serious and viable\u2019 bidders in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

The 11 parties have already provided proof of \u00a350m funds, which has allowed them access to sensitive data relating to the club\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n

Following this information, the administrators will be left with only the parties that are still fully onboard with pursuing a takeover, which will allow the process to move further.<\/p>\n

Takeover timeline revealed<\/p>\n

\"John<\/p>\n

With so many parties reportedly interested in taking over the Owls, supporters will be eagerly awaiting the moment when bids start flying in to take over the club.<\/p>\n

They might not have to hold out for too much longer, with the Sheffield Star reporting<\/a> that a soft deadline of November 21 is in place for official bids being tabled.<\/p>\n

This will further indicate which parties are fully serious about taking over Sheffield Wednesday<\/a>, with a negotiation period of two weeks planned before administrators hope to select a preferred bidder and exclusivity to one party on December 5.<\/p>\n

It will be then that the Hillsborough faithful may finally learn who will be guiding them into the future and out of the Chansiri era.<\/p>\n

John McEvoy receives tour of Hillsborough<\/p>\n

\"Hillsborough,<\/p>\n

All 11 interested parties haven\u2019t been revealed, but one that has been is US Billionaire John McEvoy.<\/p>\n

McEvoy has stakes in MLB franchise Colorado Rockies and NHL side Nashville Predators, with an investment in football his next potential venture.<\/p>\n

It was recently reported<\/a> by the Sheffield Star that he travelled to the UK to receive a tour of Hillsborough and the Middlewood training base.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a privilege uniquely bestowed upon him though, as another US group have also received a private viewing of Wednesday\u2019s<\/a> bases.<\/p>\n

However, it does highlight how serious he is about completing a deal to buy the Owls, which would be extremely exciting for the Hillsborough faithful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s next owner is still yet to be determined as a number of parties remain interested in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-578424","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-sheffield","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115571126213775294","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}