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Australian group aims to buy Wigan, ‘open doors’ for Aussie talent – The World Game
A consortium of Australian investors is poised to make a bid to buy crisis-hit former English Premier League club Wigan Athletic.
The group, fronted by Sydney investment fund RDR Investment Partners, is pulling together a multi-million dollar bid to purchase the English League One club with an aim to make it a stepping stone to European clubs for young Australian players.
Wigan famously won the 2013 FA Cup final against giants Manchester City but have endured a turbulent time since that day.
In July last year the Latics became the first English club to enter administration during the COVID-19 pandemic just four weeks after…
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