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A Scottish-Indian businessman has confirmed he is exploring a potential purchase of Leicester City and wants to return the football club to the top of English football. City owners, King Power, are reportedly looking to sell the club after 16 years. A brochure detailing the sale of the Foxes and all its assets, seen by LeicestershireLive, has been sent to potential investors by global investment bank CitiGroup. Titled Project Lineup, the brochure details assets under the City umbrella, including its women's team, academy, King Power Stadium, Seagrave training base and Belgian sister club OH Leuven. It's been reported that the Srivaddhanaprabha family are looking to sell the entire portfolio for £222m, but the club's drop down to League One and recent financial losses could see a deal closer to £148m. Neil Lal, chairman and president of The Indian Council of the United Kingdom, has confirmed his aim to take the Foxes back to their previous heights. According to SunSport, the businessman, who has a net worth of around £2m, is putting together a consortium as part of his ambitious swoop. "We are looking at the Leicester situation and have written to the club for information with regards to the financials," he told SunSport. "Leicester City FC is a great football club with wonderful fans. “If things go well and both sides are happy then we plan to build the club and put it right back in the top tier of football. "India is a country of 1.4 billion people, we look to build bridges with different revenue streams from merchandising and streaming, which will not only increase revenue but will build bridges with new fan base on a global platform. “These synergies are what is needed. We are also looking for a football venture in Scotland. There shouldn’t be any changes, for example with the strip or the colours. “In my opinion, the best thing would be to take stock of the situation, and invest in the club for better players and also to increase the revenue. I touched on Asia, such as India, about merchandising and streaming, as well as increasing the fanbase, I think that’s the best way forward. “The fans, any fans, whether it’s Leicester City football club or Rangers football club or any football club, that’s the heart and soul, and at the end of the day, we need to build the club to where it should be, which is the top tier of football.”