Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has lodged an �81.6m formal takeover bid for Manchester City.The City board said it intended to back the bid from UK Sports Investments, a vehicle indirectly controlled by Mr Thaksin and his son and daughter.
But Mr Thaksin will have to pass the Premier League's standard "fit and proper person" test before being able to complete the proposed takeover.
Thai prosecutors have recently filed corruption charges against Mr Thaksin.
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