Huddersfield could go into administration but owner of Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in talks to buy Championship club

DUTCH businessman Rene Neelissen is looking to buy an English club — with Huddersfield in his sights.

Neelissen owns AZ Alkmaar but is keen to find another project across the North Sea and his club have hired middlemen to help.

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Huddersfield chairman Dean Hoyle put the club up for sale last year[/caption]

Alkmaar have been performing well under Neelissen and had an eye-catching Conference League win in Italy against Lazio last week.

Huddersfield are looking for new owners.

But they are finding it hard to get anyone to meet their asking price — despite several interested parties looking.

The Dutchmen are doing their due diligence and trying to work out who gets what in a complicated deal.

An American group are also keen and have been hanging around for weeks.

They are advised by well-known English deal-maker Gary Mellor.

There is the possibility that Huddersfield could go into administration and are then taken out of it quickly by one of these two parties.

If they fall into administration by Thursday the 12-point penalty will apply this season.

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That would all but relegate the Terriers, who are 23rd in the Championship and six points off safety.

New boss Neil Warnock was hopeful of steering Huddersfield away from the drop zone but he has picked up just one win in five games.