BOLTON WANDERERS owner Ken Anderson faces a race against time to sell the club – with two massive dates looming next month.
Anderson admitted he is in talks to find a new owner as he tries to raise funds to pay the wages at the crisis club.
And Bolton are due in court to face a winding-up order from HMRC which is due on March 20.
Shortly after is the date for Wanderers to go into administration as the Football League have a cut-off point on March 28.
If Bolton took the admin route after that it would mean a 12 point penalty is applied NEXT season which is a huge handicap even in League One and would slash the value of the club.
Anderson confirmed Bolton has a heads of agreement deal with an identified buyer, believed to be Cheshire-born Parminder Basran.
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