Cost of English clubs will not deter fresh Gulf bids

DUBAI: The cost of buying an English soccer team will not deter Gulf Arab investors, experts said as media speculation over a fresh bid for a club heats up.

Championship (second division) club Burnley is the latest to be linked to investment from the Gulf Arab states after majority owner Brendan Flood said he wanted to bring Middle Eastern funding and players to the northern-based team.

"It's a club with super-sized ambition and we need an investor with a super-sized check book," Flood told Dubai-based magazine, Arabian Business. "It could help fulfil a lot for us."