I also heard this rumour via twitter from a guy named @sportsvibe which is a website with the "inside head" of sport. Supposedly going to be sorted within the week, if it does
I'm inclined to think Houston has it right, Bernie & Flav put out a rumour there's a rich Ruskie in town to try and snare a bigger offer from the Mittals... I was just thinking at the weekend £154 million in the rollover, buy out the Goons plus debts for £100 million, give Sir Neil £40 million for the team, have a great season and then flog it to the Mittals as an established PL club going places for £150 million! Cushty...
First he makes the Mittals bid against themselves. Then he plays them of against some oligarch who's even richer than they are. Don't you just love Ecclestone's modus operandi!