Second consortium in running for Leeds bid

A SECOND Yorkshire-based consortium are "not far off" making a bid for debt-ridden Leeds as a potential battle looms for control of the club.

The group have spent the last few weeks working with corporate finance experts Zeus Capital assembling a rescue package.

Leeds chief executive Trevor Birch has spent the last two and a half months trying to find a buyer for the troubled club, who have gross debts of more than £100million.