Venky's have again reiterated their commitment to funding Blackburn Rovers despite their court case being postponed until November 13, The Lancashire Telegraph understands.
It is the third time this calendar year that the Court of Delhi has pushed back the hearing against VHPL, Venky's parent company. The owners are currently being investigated by the Indian government and therefore must match every pound of funding sent to Blackburn Rovers with a personal guarantee, costing them double.
The aim of this court case was to remove that barrier, with CEO Steve Waggott hoping that things would return to 'normal' if they were successful. However, despite the case being listed as a 'final hearing' it has again been knocked back until November 13, it's understood.
That will be publicly confirmed when the documents are released by the Court of Delhi, which is expected this week.
Understandably, that has left Blackburn Rovers fans questioning what knock-on effect this will have, both in the short-term and the longer-term, with eight days left of the transfer window.
It's understood that executives at Rovers have again received reassurance from the owners that the court case will have no impact on funding for the football club after this latest delay.
Fresh correspondence from Venky's has reiterated that to the Rovers board, backing up the comments made by Waggott earlier this month. The Rovers CEO said, during an in-house interview, that Rovers would not be impacted and funding had already been signed off.
Rovers are still pressing ahead with transfers with Eustace hopeful of four more additions before the window closes.
The club's transfer funds had already been agreed and signed off by the owners, irrespective of this latest development. The sale of Sam Szmodics also bolsters the cash reserves at Rovers, though they will not receive all of those payments up front.
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