Change of ownership in the Premier League: US investor Bill Foley takes over AFC Bournemouth

Status: 13.12.2022 3:30 p.m

The English first division football club AFC Bournemouth has a new owner. As the club announced on Tuesday (December 13, 2022), the company “Black Knight Football Club”, led by US businessman Bill Foley, is taking over the shares of the previous owner Maxim Demin.

The owner of the minority shares will therefore be, among others, the American actor Michael B. Jordan. The association did not provide any information on the sums paid.

Investment in Bournemouth announced

foley wool”Increased investments in the AFC Bournemouth first team, academy and fan experience at Vitality Stadium“, says the message.

Furthermore, he should be in the current table-14. of the Premier League”begin construction of a state-of-the-art training center immediatelyand increase financial commitment to the club’s women’s and girls’ football teams.

Foley Group also owns the Vegas Golden Knights

His predecessor at the AFC, the Russian-British businessman Demin, took over Bournemouth in 2011 and led him from third-tier to the Premier League. The club played there from 2015 to 2020, before the current season they managed to get back up after a two-year absence.

Among other things, the 77-year-old Foley is the founder and owner of the ice hockey team Vegas Golden Knights from the North American professional league NHL, which has been playing in the league since 2017.

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