Belgium's 18th richest man close to £14m takeover at Charlton Athletic
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Your support makes all the difference.Charlton Athletic are in advanced negotiations with Belgium's 18th richest man, Roland Duchâtelet, over a £14 million takeover of the struggling Championship club.
The 67-year-old tycoon, who made his fortune in electronics and has become a high-profile political activist in his homeland, has owned Standard Liège, the Belgian League leaders, since 2011.
Charlton's chairman Michael Slater said: "Very constructive discussions are ongoing which we hope to conclude soon." Unusually for a club owner, Duchâtelet's politics are socially liberal, with Vivant, the party he bankrolls, supporting radical tax changes aimed at encouraging greater redistribution of wealth.
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