Thai entrepreneur Pairoj Piempongsant landed in Athens on Friday evening to broker a deal for the takeover of Panathinaikos by the Pan Asia fund with owner Yiannis Alafouzos.
It comes a day after the Super League members voted to change the rule that forces the relegation of clubs that run up high debts, which effectively keeps the Greens in the top flight, albeit with major restrictions to their player transfer capacity.