Burnley chief Pace previously workled with Checketts at Real Salt Lake

Burnley’s owner, Alan Pace’s ALK Capital, has attracted a further £150m injection from an early backer of its Premier League project, Dave Checketts.

Checketts, who enjoyed success with Pace as president of his Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake, has invested in ALK Capital following its takeover of Spanish club Espanyol .

It is among the first investments of Cynosure Checketts Sports Capital, the private equity vehicle set up by the veteran sports executive to plough £900m into teams, leagues and venues.

“It’s incredibly rewarding to reunite with Dave after our success together at Real Salt Lake,” said Pace, managing partner of ALK Capital.

“We share the same vision for what great sports ownership looks lik

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