Mike Harris: My first offer to buy Shrewsbury Town was for £10million
Mike Harris claims a 'misunderstanding' led to his initial £10million offer for Shrewsbury Town being rejected.
The New Saints owner has held a long-term interest in purchasing Salop, with his latest offer for the club submitted earlier this month and swiftly rejected.
Shrewsbury have dismissed the latest offer as a 'publicity exercise' and accused Harris of reneging on previous agreements.
But Harris believes a first offer of £10m, with a further £2m to be invested immediately into the club - which he claims was made 18 months ago - could have been struck at the time.
He said: “It was around that figure I offered the very first time - he wanted a bit more than that, but I’m sure that would have been a price we could have done.
“But as time went by, I think he misunderstood my first bid, which I’m pleased he did because I would have been sitting on a pig in a poke.
“It would have probably been one of the worst investments I ever made.”
