Derby takeover bidder will need to put down £5m deposit they won’t get back to prove they are serious and buy club
DERBY'S successful takeover bidder will have to put down a major deposit that they will not get back.
Administrators Quantuma are set to decide who takes over the club by the end of the month.
But they need cash to keep the Rams going and also want a large sum — around £5million — that will not be refunded to ensure bidders are serious and not time-wasters.
Quantuma have money from player sales that will pay the wages this month and next.
However, the EFL want to see there are funds for the whole campaign until May.
There is a 'soft loan' available from MSD Holdings that has already been partly used.
They have a lot of money sunk into Wayne Rooney's outfit.
But hard cash from a bidder would be preferable, especially if they sign up on time for the EFL review on March 1.
Quantuma will need around £5m extra to be put in between now and July as the admin process goes through.
On the field, Rooney's men gave their survival bid a huge shot in the arm yesterday with a stunning stoppage time victory over fellow strugglers Peterborough.
Both sides had been reduced to ten men, when homegrown hero Louie Sibley struck in stoppage time to hand the Rams a crucial 1-0 win.
The result saw Derby leapfrog Posh in the table, although they remain five points off safety after Reading won 3-2 at Preston.
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