Morecambe owner Jason Whittingham released the following statement earlier this afternoon:
Bond Group are aware that there is much ongoing speculation around the sale of the club.
We can confirm that a take-over deal is near completion with a consortium of individuals headed by people with genuine football experience, to acquire Bond group’s interest in the club. We can also confirm that despite speculation on the buyers’ identity, nobody from the consortium has yet been named publicly and recent guesses are not accurate.
We are grateful for the speed with which the new buyer has worked with their legal team on concluding their due diligence and negotiating the contracts, given the time pressures the club is facing.
The buyers have funds available to bring payments for the club up to date and we are working to conclude the transaction as quickly as possible.
We will issue a further update shortly.
Jason Whittingham,
Bond Group Investments LTD
Meanwhile the Guardian has a story about the proposed sale: