Fury set for second likelihood to purchase soccer membership after shedding out to 20-year-old

British boxing champion Tyson Fury has recieved contemporary hopes of changing into a soccer membership proprietor. The 34-year-old noticed his makes an attempt to purchase his native workforce Morecambe scuppered by businessman Sarbjot Johal, who was solely 20 on the time, after lenthy discussions with the membership. However, it appears Fury might get a second likelihood after Johal has expressed curiosity in one other membership as a substitute.

The Shrimps, who presently play in League Two, had been put up on the market final September by homeowners Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring. Fury, who was born within the Wythenshawe space of Manchester – simply over 60 miles from the seaside city, was believed to be main the race to purchase the membership in late 2022, however missed out to Johal. 

The WBC champion has already invested within the membership with the Gypsy King emblem that includes on Morecambe’s match-day package final season. With a reported internet price of £131.18m, the boxing nice beforehand instructed talkSPORT: “I’m thinking about buying Morecambe Football Club. They’re in League One at the moment. So I was thinking I invest X amount of millions in them. Basically, throw it at them and keep them going up.

“I’ve been offered to buy Morecambe Football Club. I own all the training facilities anyway and the training gym. So, who knows? You might be looking at a football club owner.”

Sarbjot Johal, who made his fortune in the soft drinks industry, was in pole position to takeover Morecambe having already purchased equity in the Shrimps. However, the 21-year-old has so far not provided the necessary proof or sufficiency of funding that is required for the deal to be confirmed.

Johal appears to have since moved on and is now in talks to buy Wigan Athleitc, who have been relegated to League One. If that is the case, then Fury may have a chance to revive his interest in Morecambe after missing out a few months ago. 

The Latics came out of administration in 2021 when they were taken over by a consortium led by Bahraini businessman Abdulrahman Al-Jasmi. Wigan are currently in a precarious position and will start the new season on minus eight points following a lateness in paying wages several times last season. Chairman, Al-Jasmi also missed a deadline to cover June’s wage bill.

The news of a Wigan takeover comes as a surprise after Morecambe chairman Graham Howse previously confirmed Johal would become the new owner through his investment firm Sarb Capital.

“Sarbjot Johal is raring to start out the venture to take the Club on to a brand new stage, topic to satisfactorily navigating the EFL Owners and Directors’ take a look at,” read part of Howse’s statement released in February 2023. “I’m, together with Sarbjot, eager that the method ought to now transfer on at tempo to come back to a optimistic conclusion.”