Bury Football Club have received an offer for the sale of the club

Bury FC owner Steve Dale has been given a 9am deadline of Tuesday August 13 to provide evidence of funds, as requested by the EFL Board.

The EFL have confirmed failing to do will result in this weekend's home fixture against Gillingham being suspended.

It is understood Mr Dale has not yet provided the required clarity required to meet the Club’s commitments to football creditors, payment to unsecured creditors as part of the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), alongside source and sufficiency of funding for season 2019/20.

EFL Executive Chair, Debbie Jevans CBE, said:

In a statement, Bury FC said:

The club has already been issued with a notice of withdrawal of membership by the EFL and has until August 23 to meet all outstanding requirements or its membership of the EFL will be withdrawn.