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A group of Aston Villa-supporting businessmen are in pole position to purchase the club from Randy Lerner in a deal which could rise to £100m, according to Sky sources.The consortium, which is based partly in the UK and partly in mainland Europe, is carrying out due diligence having been given access to the clubs accounts.Significant progress has already been made as American Lerner looks to sell the club he has owned for almost a decade.Sky Sports News HQ understands there are as many as eight groups which have come forward to buy the now-relegated Premier League club.The departure of Mervyn King and David Bernstein from the board has left the club in turmoil.However, cost-cutting and the announcement of 500 job losses at Villa Park, has cleared the path for meaningful takeover talks.Negotiations were continuing on Thursday with lawyers in Birmingham and London and are at a key stage, with sources indicating significant progress towards a deal could be made in the next 48 hours.Also See:King confident on Villa futureVilla directors resignWhats happened to Agbonlahor?Your teams pros and consGünstig Under Armour Schuhe .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Shop Under Armour Schuhe . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. http://www.schweizunderarmour.ch/ . The Islanders dealt Thomas Vanek to the Montreal Canadiens after less than a year on Long Island. Meanwhile, the Oilers dealt long-time sniper Ales hemsky to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and a third-rounder in 2015. Under Armour Schweiz Kaufen . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. Under Armour Schweiz Outlet . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami.Brisbane Roar managing director Daniel Cobb says Football Federation Australia is quite comfortable with his leadership despite a week of turmoil at the A-League club.Cobb met FFA chief executive David Gallop on Friday to discuss his plans for the Roar and to detail further his proposal to buy the club from Indonesian conglomerate the Bakrie Group.But Cobb said they spent little time discussing the tense situation between the Melbourne-based businessman, coach John Aloisi and football director Craig Moore.There was very little discussion about that. They understand its a club issue, Cobb told AAP.Theyre quite comfortable with the situation in Brisbane at the moment.FFA declined to provide comment on the meeting.Aloisi and Moore are unimpressed with Cobbs two-month reign in Brisbane and are understood to have lost confidence in the businessman, who reportedly tried to place a media ban this week on Aloisi.Cobb said it was business as usual but warned the formal sale process, which would lead to him becoming the Roars majority shareholder, might not even begin for another two months.Cobb said he would unveil a four-year strateegic plan for the Roar by the middle of September, after consulting fans and other stakeholders, which would form the basis of his proposal to buy the club.dddddddddddd(FFA) is very wary that they want the right people in Brisbane and theyre not going to put the fans through what theyve been through in the past, he said.They are very cautious that whoever comes into Brisbane has got a clear vision and strategy that everyones bought into.Cobb also revealed details of his co-investors for the first time, saying they were small investors who were part of big clubs in Europe and would make up about 25 per cent of the Roars ownership.Theyre part of the longer-term future of what we want to do in football internationally, he said.The Bakries, meanwhile, have sent club chairman Rahim Soekasah and another representative to Brisbane to work through the issues between Cobb, Aloisi and Moore.The pair are expected to arrive on Monday, while the Roar face Perth on Wednesday in their FFA Cup round-of-32 clash. ' ' '