"Blackburn" club was bought by Indian businessmen © EuroFootball.com

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ecame the first Premier League club in England to be controlled by Indian businessmen - the Rao family.

23 million pounds were paid for 99.9 percent of Blackburn's shares, and an additional 20 million pounds were used to cover the debts.

Team strategist Sam Allardyce expressed hope that the new owners would allocate funds to strengthen the team: "We know that in recent years we have lacked investments in this area.

"When it was decided to sell the club, the former managers did not want to spend money on the footballers. Therefore, now we need to fight for survival in the league.