France Football report that Luxembourg businessman Gérard Lopez is attempting to put together a takeover bid for Premier League side Southampton, 4 months after being forced out of Ligue 1 side Lille. Lopez continues to own heavily indebted club Mouscron in Belgium and Boavista in Portugal.

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Chinese owner of Southampton, Gao Jisheng, has been seeking to sell the Premier League club unsuccessfully for the last 12 months.

Lopez is offering €125m to buy the Saints, roughly half of what Jisheng paid for the club. Lopez’s potential partners in this latest venture are currently unknown.