Whelan sells JJB stake

Wigan chairman David Whelan has sold his stake in the JJB Sports company he founded for £190m.

Sat, 09 Jun, 2007 - 12:04

Wigan chairman David Whelan has sold his stake in the JJB Sports company he founded for £190m.

Former Manchester United player Whelan founded JJB in 1971. He has now sold the Whelan family stake of 29% to a joint venture formed by Icelandic financial group Exista and Chris Ronnie.

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Courts Soccer Heathrow Person: Whelan Person: David Whelan Person: Chris Ronnie Event: League Two Event: Premiership Organisation: JJB Organisation: Wigan Organisation: JJB Sports Organisation: Manchester United Organisation: Exista Organisation: BBC Sport

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