West Bromwich Albion

Florida-based businessman Shilen Patel has completed his takeover of Championship club West Bromwich Albion. Patel, who becomes West Brom’s chairman, replaces outgoing owner Guochuan Lai, who had been in control of the club since September 2016. Patel acquires an 87.8 per cent shareholding in West Bromwich Albion Group Limited, the parent company of West Brom, through Bilkul Football WBA, LLC — a company ultimately owned by Patel and his father Dr Kiran C. Patel. The proposed price tag is understood to be £10.5million, which will be paid in three instalments over 18 months — £2.5m...

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English Championship club West Bromwich Albion have agreed a takeover deal with Florida-based businessman Shilen Patel. Patel emerged as the preferred candidate to takeover the club by outgoing owner Guochuan Lai, who had been in control of West Brom since September 2016. Patel will acquire an 87.8 per cent shareholding in West Bromwich Albion Group Limited, the parent company of West Bromwich Albion Football Club. The takeover is set to be ratified next week after Patel, who will be named as West Brom’s chairman, arrived in Birmingham on Thursday to close the deal. Patel will be in...

The takeover of West Bromwich Albion by Florida-based businessman Shilen Patel is a step closer after the Championship club’s current owner Guochuan Lai agreed a deal to repay a loan he secured on shares in West Brom’s parent company. Lai borrowed £2million from a company controlled by local entrepreneur Alex Hearn in 2021. Repayment was scheduled for last week but the Chinese businessman failed to settle the debt, which meant Hearn was entitled to claim at least 2.35 per cent of West Bromwich Albion Holdings. The outstanding amount had already grown to more than £4million and a default...

USMNT striker Daryl Dike has suffered an Achilles tendon injury to sideline him until the end of 2024, having only recently recovered from a nine-month absence. Dike, 23, suffered the injury on Saturday in the 65th minute of West Bromwich Albion’s clash against Ipswich Town in the Championship — just 10 minutes after he was introduced as a substitute at Portman Road. The former Orlando City striker hobbled off the pitch with the assistance of two physios before requiring a stretcher buggy to carry him off the playing area, as Dike sat with his head in his hands. On Monday, a statement...

West Brom have identified individuals who disrupted Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie with Wolves. The Championship club have issued an update, which stated that individuals have been identified as part of the club’s investigation and that their “ticket accounts have been suspended”, as well as having their details passed to police. Six people were arrested and a man was taken to hospital as the fixture on Sunday at the Hawthorns was suspended for over 30 minutes following crowd trouble. Police were forced to intervene as fights appeared to break out in the stands. A...

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