The race to buy Sheffield Wednesday could be coming to an end, and David Storch is said to be well-placed in the race.

It’s been a tumultuous period for the Owls, who have dealt with a whole host of troubles during the tenure of Dejphon Chansiri, and have been sat in administration since back in October.

The club were put back up for sale recently after a consortium headed by James Bord decided to withdraw from the running, and though a ‘handful’ of other potential buyers came forward the suggestion was that it was likely to end up being a two-horse race between American, Storch - the founder and managing partner of investment firm, Arise Capital Partners - and billionaire Brit, Mike Ashley.

David Storch is believed to be in the UK

Storch is working alongside Tom Costin, who is the co-founder and managing partner of Owl Ventures, as well as an investor with the Blue Crow Sports Group. BCSG have controlling interests in Le Havre - where Costin is a board director - in addition to CD Leganes and Cancun FC.

The Star understands that Storch is currently in the UK as he looks to try and move things forward with his attempted purchase of the Owls, and sources have suggested that – as things stand – he’s in the driving seat. That, as always, is subject to change, but there have been suggestions that he could be at Hillsborough for the clash with Watford.

As previously reported, there is hope that a preferred bidder could be named this week, and those involved in the Storch attempt will be hoping that they’re the ones who get the nod. This process has been full of twists and turns, though, so nothing is done until it’s done.