McKenzie hopes to take over Palace

LOCAL businessman Winston McKenzie claims to be heading an overseas consortium hoping to hijack the purchase of Crystal Palace.

McKenzie says he is the figure head of an anonymous group who are aiming to rescue Palace from administration.

And despite administrator Brendan Guilfoyle stating that a deal is close to being done with an as yet unnamed individual, McKenzie remains hopeful his consortium can complete a takeover.

"This is a really fantastic project and we are very serious about our intentions," he said. "I'm a local boy and have Palace in my heart.

"I'm after the freehold of Selhurst as well. There would be no deal if we couldn't get that.

"My consortium want to remain anonymous at this stage. All I can say is that they are a very large company and they have a very large interest in taking over Palace."

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