Birmingham FC on Mittal radar

NEW DELHI/LONDON, June 13: After the successful takeover of French steel company Arcelor, the world's richest Indian Laxmi Mittal is eyeing another acquisition - this time on the football field.
The 'Iron Man of India' has emerged as a contender to buy English Premiership football club Birmingham City after making an initial inquiry, The Daily Telegraph of London reported on Wednesday.
Mittal, at £19.25 billion - twice as rich as Roman Abramovich, the Russian millionaire owner of Chelsea - is yet to follow up on his preliminary inquiry, the newspaper said.
Besides the 56-year-old Mittal, another unnamed business magnate from the Far East is also said to be interested in the club and likely to make a formal bid later this week.
David Sullivan and Ralph Gold, owners of Birmingham, which has earned promotion this season are looking to sell the club and would be glad to finish with a speedy handover.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are the other EPL clubs that have been bought over by business tycoons in recent years.