According to BBC Sport, a consortium of investors, which includes the famous Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato, is approaching the acquisition of a controlling stake in the English Northampton Town, which belongs to Another League (the fourth in.

The main initiator of the project is the company Sports Alpha Capital. It appears that investors were already in talks to acquire another club, Colchester United, but after initial consultations they decided against this idea..

36-year-old Pato, who recently completed his gaming career and is an active participant in the consortium, does not act as its official representative. Alexandre Pato is best known for his five-year spell at Milan, scoring 63 goals in 150 matches and winning the Serie A title in the 2010/11 season.. The Brazilian spent the other half of the 2015/16 season on loan in London's Chelsea, scoring a penalty goal in his debut match against Aston Valley (4:0).

Last season was extremely important for Northampton: the village team remained in the First League standings and was relegated to the lower division. In addition to sporting misfortunes, the club declared losses up to a maximum of 3 million pounds sterling..

The head of the club, Kelvin Thomas, confirmed last month that the investment from a well-financed group is already practical. In his words, this is a good idea to allow the club to be formed in full freedom from the Borgs.

While negotiations are ongoing to change the rulers, Northampton is actively preparing for new victories.

The Travna team has a new manager, Chris Hogg.. Under his leadership, the club started an active campaign on the transfer market, having already signed seven new players. Among the most notable strengths are striker Mette Warhurst, who moved from the Manchester City system, and senior Connor Lemonhigh-Evans from MK Dons.

Guess what, it became known earlier that Courtois was investing in Le Mans: the Real Madrid goalkeeper will become a teammate of the French club.