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Prospective Blackburn owner Ahasan Ali Syed says he wants to buy the club as quickly as possible so manager Sam Allardyce can sign new players.
The Indian businessman is checking the club's accounts ahead of a possible takeover of the Ewood Park outfit.
Syed, 36, told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I am very keen to move very fast and buy this club at the earliest moment.
"I am aware that Big Sam has big ambitions for this transfer window and I would love to support his ambitions."
Syed reportedly has £300m to complete the takeover, cover outstanding debts and "provide the necessary capital to buy new players and invest over the longer term so it can once again become a title contender", according to a statement from his Western Gulf Advisory (WGA) investment vehicle last week.
WGA announced on Friday that it had been granted a four-week period of exclusivity in which to discuss a deal, but Syed, a lawyer who studied at the London School of Economics, insisted he does not expect to make money from Blackburn, instead describing his potential purchase as a "passion".
"I have been presented with a lot of clubs, but Blackburn really came to my attention because it suits my investment philosophy," he added.
"If you have seen my investments in the past they are always good assets who are undervalued and who have huge potential for a turnaround situation. I have been doing this for 14 years now and Blackburn fitted the bill.
"I am very excited, happy, I feel privileged, but I would not like to call myself as the owner of Blackburn, but as a fan of Blackburn, and I would love for all the fans to support me.
I give him half a season, then he will get pretty pissed with Blackburns average crowd of 500.
Prospective Blackburn owner Ahasan Ali Syed says he wants to buy the club as quickly as possible so manager Sam Allardyce can sign new players.
The Indian businessman is checking the club's accounts ahead of a possible takeover of the Ewood Park outfit.
Syed, 36, told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I am very keen to move very fast and buy this club at the earliest moment.
"I am aware that Big Sam has big ambitions for this transfer window and I would love to support his ambitions."
Syed reportedly has £300m to complete the takeover, cover outstanding debts and "provide the necessary capital to buy new players and invest over the longer term so it can once again become a title contender", according to a statement from his Western Gulf Advisory (WGA) investment vehicle last week.
WGA announced on Friday that it had been granted a four-week period of exclusivity in which to discuss a deal, but Syed, a lawyer who studied at the London School of Economics, insisted he does not expect to make money from Blackburn, instead describing his potential purchase as a "passion".
"I have been presented with a lot of clubs, but Blackburn really came to my attention because it suits my investment philosophy," he added.
"If you have seen my investments in the past they are always good assets who are undervalued and who have huge potential for a turnaround situation. I have been doing this for 14 years now and Blackburn fitted the bill.
"I am very excited, happy, I feel privileged, but I would not like to call myself as the owner of Blackburn, but as a fan of Blackburn, and I would love for all the fans to support me.
I give him half a season, then he will get pretty pissed with Blackburns average crowd of 500.
