It was reported in May 2008 that Deripaska had shown an interest in purchasing an English Premier League football club, and was strongly linked to West Bromwich Albion. Albion announced in June 2008 that they were looking for serious investors, as Daily Mirror said that take over by Oleg Deripaska is a possibility. Deripaska himself had never indicated such intent, and in an earlier interview with The Guardian, he denied any interest in the English football industry.