What lies behind purchase of Southampton: Richest Serb Šolak attempting to cancel Telekom agreement with Premier League
Kurir 06.01.2022
The controversial Serbian billionaire intends to become a co-owner of the Premier League through the club in question and get a vote in the association of the most powerful English clubs. He aims to use this position to lobby and pressure the Premier League management in order to cancel the agreement with Telekom.
In the latest attempt to axe the agreement under which Arena Sport, owned by the Serbian Telekom, purchased from the English Premier League the right to show the matches of the most popular league in the world for a period of six years, the owner of Telekom's competitor United Group has announced the purchase of the Premier League club Southampton FC. According to our source from United Group, the controversial Serbian billionaire – who happens to be the richest