Why would the world’s 5th richest man go after Birmingham City?
Soccernet (blame them if it’s not true, not us) is running the following story: World’s fifth richest man eyes Birmingham Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal – the fifth richest man in the world – has emerged as a contender to buy Premiership club Birmingham. While Birmingham City fans crap themselves in disbelief and do all sorts of unmentionable acts in celebration, they might do well to read the fine print i.e. the whole article, which has no quote nor any concrete evidence / proof that Lakshmi Mittal – worth £19.25 billion and is straight, btw – is actually doing something with Birmingham City. What we do have is the mention of a mystery Far East businessman who will have to reveal his identity if his accountants are satisfied with Birmingham, and this statement: Mittal, who is based in the UK, has not so far followed up his initial interest in Blues who have become a more attractive commodity following their return to the Premiership. and this one: But 56-year-old Mittal, who
