Trembling looking to buy Notts County

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• League Two club confirms executive chairman's interest• Sven-Goran Eriksson also said to be involved in bid Notts County said this morning that its executive chairman, Peter Trembling, is mounting a management buyout of the club. It was reported earlier this morning that County's owners, Munto Finance, have put the club up for sale and the club is saying that Trembling is favourite to take over. The Nottingham Evening Post reported that Trembling was in London yesterday seeking financial backing to take over the club. Since its takeover in the summer, the ownership of the club has not been clear. Munto Finance is the direct owner of the club, and it in turn is owned by Qadbak, the company which was thwarted in its bid to take over BMW Sauber. The club claims that Sven-Goran Eriksson, County's director of football, is involved in the management buyout, but it is not believed that he is central to the plan, nor that he has been involved in any detailed proposal. Eriksson has recently been disquieted by the non-appearance of a multimillion-pound sum that he was promised from the flotation of Swiss Commodity Holding, a resources company whose logo is at the heart of the new Notts County club badge. This is the latest stage in a turbulent few months for the League Two club. Having been taken over in July, there has been ongoing speculation over the exact ownership structure of County, with the Football League renewing its inquiries into the exact makeup of Munto Finance last month. That followed Sol Campbell's brief spell at Meadow Lane as well as the sacking of Ian McParland as manager. Copyright © 2009 Guardian News & Media Limited 2009

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