Cardiff City chairman Mehmet Dalman believes nearly a third of Championship owners would sell up for £1 because of the coronavirus crisis.
Dalman believes the situation will only get worse for English football’s second tier because of mounting debts. He says they cannot sustain their huge spending and some face the prospect of going out of business.
It is a grim prediction from Dalman who has also warned it will be promotion or bust this season for Cardiff ’s next opponents Leeds, who are pinning all their hopes on getting into the Premier League.
Former investment banker Dalman, who helped broker the Glazers’ takeover of Manchester United, said: “I have spoken to seven clubs in the Championship who would be quite happy to sell up for