Ashley May Let Nike Have Umbro

2007-12-20T00:00:00

A few weeks before the shareholders meeting that will decide on its bid of £285 million (€396.0m-$567.9m) for Umbro, Nike has started to hold talks with some of the football brand’s weightiest shareholders – including Mike Ashley, the owner of Sports Direct International (SDI), which acquired 29.9 percent of Umbro ...

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