New direction for Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
Jun, 20, 2014
Posted by PA Sport
Tomlinson seals Doncaster takeover
One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson has completed his takeover of League One side Doncaster.
A spokesman for former chairman John Ryan told Press Association Sport that the deal had been completed and would be explained in detail at a news conference in London on Thursday.
Tomlinson, 22, is a global star as one member of five-piece boy band One Direction and is a lifelong fan of his hometown club.
He played for their reserve side against Scunthorpe earlier this year and had been close to a takeover before, but a move was twice delayed because of negotiations over image rights.
They have now been resolved and Ryan's spokesman told the Press Association: "It's done, the takeover is complete.''
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