4:28pm Friday 3rd July 2009
YET another bidder has joined the race for Saints.
Reports suggest that Yorkshire based firm Gillico are prepared to spend £12.5m on buying Southampton Football Club.
Gillico have not completed due diligence and it is firmly believed that the both the Swiss consortium and the Worldwide Financial group are still the two front runners.
Very little is known about Gillico, who appear to have only been formed the day Saints' parent company went into administration.
Administrator Mark Fry, said in a statement: "We currently are very confident that a sale will be achieved and that this process will be concluded very shortly.
"In relation to information regarding new interested parties, we are now in an unusual situation whereby we are receiving offers from a number of other parties very late in the day, but are committed to getting the transaction completed with our current buyer.
"We are pleased that the Directors of the Football Club were able to take action that has enabled the staff to be paid for last month and once again would like to thank the Club and its staff for their continued support and patience."
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