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Football League World revisits Turki Alalshikh's links with Championship clubs and reviews his net worth

Takeover talk dominated the Championship over the course of the summer, but while Sheffield Wednesday's situation with Dejphon Chansiri had connotations of disdain, the links between Turki Alalshikh and a second-tier trio were rather intriguing.

Throughout the most recent off-season, the Saudi businessman and boxing promoter was said to be interested in buying Millwall, according to the Daily Mail, Southampton, per Simon Jordan of talkSPORT, and Bristol City.

The Robins were the side closest to making a breakthrough with the man responsible for the likes of Oleksandr Usyk versus Tyson Fury and Dave Allen versus Johnny Fisher's fights being hosted in Saudi Arabia.

It was revealed by CEO Tom Rawcliffe at Bristol City's fans forum in October that the Lansdowns had held talks with the 44-year-old over potential investment.

Ultimately, it never came to fruition, with Alahshikh himself bluntly declaring on his X account, "it is not true that I will buy Bristol City FC" in September, while the links with Millwall and Southampton slowly died down, too.

But teams can dare to dream that one day, the Saudi promoter may put his name in the hat to take over a club in the Championship. And with his reported net worth, you can't exactly blame them.

Turki Alalshikh's billionaire net worth examined

Given the prominence of combat sporting events that take place in Saudi Arabia these days, it's a given that Turki Alalshikh, the man behind the majority of them, is a very wealthy individual.

According to a report from CEO Today in May 2025, which actually cites a figure from 2024, Turki Alalshikh's net worth stands at $2.8 billion, or £2.1 billion.

Those figures represent the latest numbers known to the public, but with another positive Riyadh season in the books last year across multiple different combat sports, there's the potential that the figure has risen even higher.

That number would put him in the lower midtable of Premier League owners' net worth, so for him to be linked with a move for a purchase for a Championship club would be huge for that club's future and potential top-flight ambitions.

Bristol City, Southampton and Millwall fans would be delighted if Turki Alalshikh reignited takeover interest in the Championship

There's no doubting that the financial backing of Turki Alalshikh would do wonders for the majority of sides in the Championship, especially ones like Bristol City and Millwall, who for the longest time could have argued that they'd hit their competitive ceiling under current ownership.

The Robins' play-off position last season, and Millwall's position in the top five currently, may disparage that notion, but these are seen as underdog stories, whereas with larger financial backing, seasons like these would become the norm.

Given his position in the sporting industry, there'll likely be links resurfacing towards the tail end of the current campaign and over the summer, as English football ownership isn't something that Turki Alalshikh has ventured into as yet in his career as a businessman.