Former skilled poker participant James Bord has been chosen as the popular bidder to take over Sheffield Wednesday, BBC Sport can verify.

The Owls have been in administration since October, ending 10 years below the possession of Dejphon Chansiri.

On Wednesday, the troubled Championship membership’s directors introduced a deal had been reached with a possible purchaser.

London-born Bord began his profession working for playing corporations Starlizard and Smartodds earlier than profitable $4.3m (£3.18m) on the poker circuit.

He now runs knowledge firm Quick Circuit Science, which makes use of synthetic intelligence (AI) for sports activities analytics and was concerned in an advisory position to COH Sports activities after its takeover of Sheffield United in the summertime, although he now has no connection to the Owls’ rivals.

Below the banner of Park Bench SFC LLC, Bord additionally has a stake in Spanish Segunda Division facet Cordoba CF and Bulgarian membership Septemvri Sofia.

Bord, who relies in Las Vegas, has owned Dunfermline together with companion Evan Sofer for nearly a 12 months. He attended his first recreation in individual on the weekend, a 3-2 house loss to Ayr United.

At current it’s unclear who’s a part of Bord’s consortium to purchase Wednesday, who’re backside of the Championship desk on -9 factors because of deductions, or if will probably be a part of Park Bench SFC LLC.

The Bord bid nonetheless has to go the EFL’s Homeowners and Administrators’ take a look at, which can have some hurdles to beat because of his previous involvement in playing.