League Championship side Nottingham Forest Owner Fawaz Al Hasawi said that he hopes the takeover of the club "will happen in the next month," according to the BBC.
Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, who is "accused of match-fixing and directing a criminal organisation in Greece, is the potential buyer." Marinakis, who owns Olympiakos, "denies the allegations as prosecutors decide whether he will face trial in Greece."
Al Hasawi said that he "is awaiting Football League clearance for the deal." Forest said it "will not go into detail about potential investors." Kuwati businessman Al Hasawi, who purchased the club in '12, reportedly "will remain as chairman and still own 20%." Along with a number of Greek football officials and referees "he has been accused of bribery and blackmail."
Marinakis is also alleged "to have ordered the bombing of a bakery" owned by a referee in '12. He has "also denied this." Marinakis is likely to pass the Football League's "owners' and directors' test" -- in place to "protect the image and integrity" of the league -- as he "has not been convicted of any crime" (BBC, 7/26).