Barrow in talks with US-based British celebrity

Barrow are in their fifth season in League Two since returning to the EFL

League Two Barrow are in talks with an American-based British celebrity over potential investment into the club.

Chairman Paul Hornby told BBC Radio Cumbria that conversations with the individual were part of a wider attempt to attract outside interest in the Cumbrian outfit.

"It's parked at the moment but I'm still in dialogue with that person's agent," he said.

"It's a British celebrity and it would give us exposure in the US and other parts of the world where this guy has links."

The Bluebirds, who returned to the English Football League in 2020 after a 48-year exile, are currently 16th in table.

However, Hornby says that momentum in terms of new investment was stalled by Barrow's post-Christmas slump in form.

That resulted in a busy transfer window and then the decision to replace Stephen Clemence as head coach with Andy Whing, which dominated proceedings at the club.

"I got quite involved in the conversations," said Hornby. "But they had things going on and it coincided with our tumbling down the league.

"And at that point in time, every focus is just on the playing side, the manager and supporting the sporting director."

But it is something that remains an option as the chairman acknowledges the ongoing challenge of financing Barrow's League Two status.

"It is something that will keep bubbling away, but I'm not going to make any promises on it," he added.

"Apart from this person, we've been speaking to a few people over the last few years because the way it's going, we are getting squeezed.

"You can't just keep throwing money at it, because the money isn't there to throw at it."