Monday, August 3, 2026 - Former Nigeria international star Victor Anichebe is leading a takeover bid for English Football League (EFL) division three club Bromley.
Anichebe, who featured for Everton and West Bromwich Albion
in the Premier League, is spearheading discussions to buy the newly-promoted
League One side in a major boardroom coup.
Bromley’s current majority owner Robin Stanton-Gleaves is
locked in ongoing talks with the 38-year-old former Nigeria international.
The South London outfit are preparing for their first-ever
season in English football’s third tier after two promotions in three years,
and club bosses know they need a serious cash injection to compete at the
higher level.
Anichebe spent over a decade plying his trade at the top
level of English football. The powerhouse forward bagged 27 Premier League
goals during top-flight spells with Everton, West Brom, and Sunderland.
Now, the former striker is making waves in the business world
as owner of the Lumira Group. He recently backed a £20 million proposal for a
massive new leisure development near Liverpool, proving funding will be no
barrier as he looks to seal the Bromley deal.
Insiders believe Anichebe is already pulling strings on the
club’s summer recruitment ahead of the proposed takeover. Bromley have signed
former Luton frontman Victor Adeboyejo on a free transfer and snapped up Bolton
centre-back Richard Taylor on a season-long loan deal.
Both summer recruits are of Nigerian descent, signaling
Anichebe’s growing influence behind the scenes at Hayes Lane.
Anichebe made his first start for the Super Eagles in a
friendly against Austria on May 27, 2008, before being replaced at half-time.
He scored his first and only goal for the Super Eagles in a
2011 friendly against Kenya, which ended 3-0, and recorded 11 appearances for
Nigeria from 2008 to 2011.
Additionally, he was part of the U-23 Eagles squad that won
silver in the football event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games .
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