Bidders for West Ham United are set to meet with the club's bankers today.
The Guardian says representatives of the consortium of five banks that have loaned money to the Premier League club meet prospective buyers to establish their credentials.
David Sullivan and David Gold, the former Birmingham City owners, and associates of the Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes are due to hold talks with Rothschild, the investment bank that was appointed in October to sound out potential investors, together with representatives from Glitnir, Standard Bank, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland and Straumur, West Ham's five main lenders.
Although the Canary Wharf-based Intermarket Group and an unnamed North American have also been strongly linked with a takeover approach, there is no indication that either will be present today, when the interested parties will make presentations and outline their plans to support their submitted bids.