Laurence Bassini challenges Simon Jordan to a fight after talkSPORT rant

TalkSPORT presenter Simon Jordan has disclosed an expletive-laden text message allegedly sent by prospective Birmingham City owner Laurence Bassini stating that he wants to fight the former Crystal Palace chief for £1million for charity.

Bassini’s proposal comes after the pair were involved in a heated exchange on TalkSPORT on Friday morning.

It seems that Bassini was not finished with Jordan once the show was done, as he is claimed to have sent another message via text afterwards.

Simon Jordan was involved in an extraordinary exchange on talkSPORT on Friday morning

Prospective Birmingham owner Laurence Bassini accused Jordan of being disrespectful

The message, posted on Twitter by Jordan, read: ‘Tell Jordan I want to fight him in the boxing ring £1,000,000 for charity. 

‘Failed football club owner, failed filmmaker, responsible for someone [sic] death and a pundit on your show.

‘Tell that c*** when I return to the UK I am going to give him a good hiding. Tell that c*** that he can take this text to the police because I will even go into the police station and give him the hiding he deserves.’

Jordan responded to the text on social media on Friday night.  

‘Following on from the insightful drivel from the intellectually challenged Bassini, he wanted to pass this message onto me. Good luck #bcfc fans.

‘Btw – Laurence is more suited to a circus ring than boxing ring. Given I’m not 12, I won’t be taking him up on his offer,’ he wrote on Twitter.

Bassini had earlier gone on Jordan’s show, which he co-hosts with Jim White, to claim that he was on the verge of buying Birmingham.

Bassini now wants to fight Jordan with £1million on the line for charity

However, before revealing the news, he went on a bizarre rant at Jordan where he accused him of being disrespectful towards him in their previous conversations.

‘I’m about to take you to Birmingham City but first I want to say a couple of things,’ Bassini said.

‘Last time we spoke, I want to be very clear on this, people say a lot of things about me and that’s fine.  

‘I never mock you and I don’t make fun of you. There’s been a lot of things that are said. Simon, when you say that I’m the “odd one”, I’ve never been disrespectful.  

‘I am buying the club and let me tell you something, you guys make fun of me, you’ve slagged me off with Watford. You’re a failed owner of Crystal Palace!

‘Simon, I’ve always been respectful to you, you use the microphone to say things about me.

‘Tell me where and when! I’m sick of you slagging me off.’

Bassini went on to add that he plans to pay £35-40m for Birmingham, and intends to win the league with the club.

Jordan retorted: ‘What, the village idiot league!?’ as the spat between the duo continued for 10 minutes, and it appears that Bassini still wants to settle the score at some point down the line.