On Monday we covered claims from Denmark that Aston Villa could be about to invest in Lyngby Boldklub, who are on the verge of bankruptcy.
Brighton & Hove Albion had first been linked with taking over at Lyngby, but the latest reports in Denmark revealed Aston Villa were having a look, with the Championship side said to have a long standing wish to partner with a Scandinavian club.
Aston Villa were named as a ‘potential buyer’, and Danish newspaper BT spoke to Lyngby chief Torben Jensen to try and get that confirmed, and there followed a quite comical exchange.
Danish reporter: “If you do not want to say which clubs you have approaches from, would you say yes or no if I mention the club?”
Jensen: “Yes.”
Danish reporter: “Aston Villa?”
Jensen: “I have no comment.”
For Tuesday’s edition of Ekstra Bladet it’s clearly the biggest sport story.
The Danish newspaper say Aston Villa submitted a ‘letter of intent’ on Friday, making their interest in buying the club formal.
It’s crucial time for Lyngby, because Ekstra Bladet say that not only can the club not pay wages, meaning players can tear up their contracts this week if they wish, but they’ve also missed the latest payment for insurance.
That means players aren’t covered, and has seen them ease off in training, not wanting to get injured.
On top of that, the club haven’t been able to afford to heat their pitch recently, which is a problem in the Danish winter.
An upcoming match against Brondby could be called off because of the pitch, and that creates a whole load of new problems for the struggling club.
If Aston Villa want to go through with this purchase, they’re probably best doing it whilst there’s something left to buy.
