MOROCCAN billionaire Anas Sefrioui is looking to buy a club in England — with Sheffield Wednesday in his sights.
Sefrioui is one of the richest men in Africa and made his fortune through massive property development deals.
Now Sefrioui has hired a top legal firm to look at potential football outfits up for grabs and is closely checking on the Owls.
Owner Dejphon Chansiri says he is willing to sell Wednesday to “the right individual, or group, to take our club forward”.
And Sefrioui, 67, may be interested if the price is right and he has control.
Other buyers in Europe and the US have been keen but the mega-rich Moroccan may pip them all to it.
Sefrioui started his career in developing affordable housing in his homeland.
Reports have claimed that he is the 14th richest man in all of Africa.
Chansiri headed up a Thai consortium which bought Wednesday from ex-chairman Milan Mandaric in January 2015.
His tenure began with back-to-back Championship playoff appearances but has since been dogged by financial issues off the field.
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The Owls currently sit 15th in the second tier of English football, closer to the bottom three than the playoff places.
Manager Danny Rohl has been one shining light at the club, but the German has been tipped for an exit from Hillsborough.
Southampton are set to swoop in the summer for the in-demand coach.
Wednesday, four-time league champions and three-time FA Cup winners, haven’t been in the top flight in 25 years.
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