The parent company of troubled football club Birmingham City has received another two bids to take over the Championship outfit.

Just over a week ago Birmingham International Holdings Ltd (BIHL) said five offers had been made for the club and receiver EY has now confirmed a further two have been lodged in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

While the "usual suspects" are understood to have expressed an interest, the receivers revealed more than one of the offers was to take a controlling interest in BIHL - a move which, if successful, would bring to an end Carson Yeung's influence at St Andrew's.

The statement said: "The receivers wish to update the shareholders that two more indicative non-binding offers have been identified.

"There are altogether a total of seven indicative non-binding offers received and being considered.

"The receivers are still in the process of assessing and analysing the indicative non-binding offers, in which there is more than one party interested in acquiring the controlling stake of the company.

"The definitive terms of the offer are subject to further negotiation between the receivers and the interested parties.

"The receivers intend to enter into an exclusivity agreement with a potential investor as soon as practicable."

EY has been running BIHL since February and is conducting an investigation into the running of the company.

Stephen Liu and David Yen Ching Wai from EY were appointed chairman and chief executive respectively.