Easdale brothers Malaysian consortium eye Derby takeover

Former Rangers shareholders Sandy and James Easdale are heading a consortium to buy Derby County it has been revealed.

The brothers are in advanced talks with Derby’s administrators to buy the Championship club on behalf of a Malaysian consortium.

The PR company representing the Easdale brothers told SSN: “I can confirm my clients have been in contact with the Derby County administrators regarding the purchase of the club.

“No further details can be shared at this moment but we will update on any developments shortly.”

The Championship club entered administration in September and were handed a 12-point deduction by the English Football League (EFL).

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Quantuma has already confirmed several interested parties had submitted ‘serious’ bids for the club, while it has also appealed against the points deduction.

In a letter to the club’s supporters, Kirchner said: “We don’t know each other yet, but we have two things in common: our love for the game of football and our desire to rebuild Derby County back into the proud club everyone deserves.

“As an entrepreneur I am committed to building companies and I want to apply that experience towards rebuilding this proud and storied club.