Brighton & Hove Albion could soon make a rather interesting signing. No, it’s not a striker who will fire Chris Hughton’s side to Premier League safety, but rather another club.
Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet have a report on the current financial crisis at Lyngby Boldklub. The Superliga side’s parent company is in danger of going to the wall, and that could take the football club with it.
Work is going on behind the scenes to find ‘possible rescue scenarios’ and Brighton hold the power to one of the options. The Seagulls are said to have been in talks with Lyngby since the summer about a possible partnership between the two clubs.
If the talks come to fruition, Brighton would become co-owner and have access to the club’s best young talents.
Ekstra Bladet don’t say so, but any partnership would also allow Brighton to send their own youth players to Lyngby and give them the chance to gain experience in Denmark’s top division, as long as the troubled side aren’t relegated.
There’s some rush on this, and Ekstra Bladet list some impending bills for Lyngby: 3m Danish Krone for February wages, 1m in operating costs, and a 3m tax bill due at the end of the month.
That’s 7m Danish Krone, which is around £800k.
