‘Lowry tapes’ firm in bid for soccer club

A private equity firm that recently secured rights to the infamous Lowry tapes from property scout Kevin Phelan has bizarrely emerged as the leading bidder to buy Doncaster Rovers.

The club has said the money behind a reported £20m (€23m) package is linked to an unidentified Irish consortium.

Doncaster’s chairman, John Ryan, had approached Mr Phelan in June to find investors to fund its attempt to get promotion to the Premier League.