A former Leicester City owner wants to replicate his success at the King Power Stadium by purchasing one final club.
Milan Mandaric, 86, is the vice president of Serbian top-flight side FK Vojvodina in his hometown of Novi Sad, but wants one last adventure and is looking to find a club in Europe.
Mandaric owned the Foxes between 2007 and 2010. During that time, the club suffered relegation to League One in his first season before making an instant return to the Championship, and he appointed now-club legend Nigel Pearson as Leicester’s manager.
Ex-Leicester City owner Milan Mandaric rules out retirement as he searches for new project
The Serb-American businessman has revealed that he isn’t short of offers and has contact with clubs from the likes of Croatia, Serbia, and Switzerland but told Portsmouth News that he is only interested in a side that is ready-made for improvement.
He said: “My problem is I always like a club where there is room for improvement and I can make a difference.
“I have no interest just to be there, not making any difference, I have no interest for that. I want to see improvement all the time, and I’ll eventually get back into owning another football club.
“I cannot resist it because I still have energy. Enthusiasm is the key thing, enthusiasm feeds the energy, and I am enthusiastic about football. So I’ll probably have one more time.”
Milan Mandaric opens up on 30-minute chat that convinced him to sell Leicester
The 86-year-old has previously spoken about how his decision to sell Portsmouth to the wrong owner and that he didn’t want to make the same mistake again with Leicester.
In the aftermath of the tragic death of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Mandaric admitted that he was sceptical at first, but after a 30-minute chat, was convinced the Thai businessman was the right man to sell the club to.
Speaking to The Sun in 2018, he said: “I couldn’t be more proud of the fact I was responsible for selling Leicester to Vichai.
“This story is not legend, it’s correct — I sold the club to him in 30 minutes! Leicester held a place deep in my heart, so I had to be absolutely sure I was leaving it in safe hands.
“In no time at all I realised he was a bit special, definitely someone I could do business with.”