Wasps on the verge of takeover by Derek Richardson-led consortium with groundshare with Brentford on the cards Telegraph Sport has learned that talks have already taken place with Brentford Football Club to explore the prospect of forming a partnership over Brentford's plan to build a new 20,000 capacity stadium at Lionel Road in Kew for the start of the 2016-17 season. Brentford have already publicly stated their desire to attract a 50/50 partner for the project. While Wasps are committed to remain at Adams Park for the next two seasons, it is understood that other West London venues are being considered. Wasps are eager to end their groundshare arrangement with Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park as their only source of income there is ticket sales and their average gate is between 7,000 to 8,000. Former owner Steve Hayes put the club, which had been sustaining losses of £2 million a year, up for sale in 2011 when his hopes to build a new stadium and sport and retail development at Wycombe Airfield at Booker were dashed when Wycombe District Council turned down planning permission. Hayes, who bought the club in 2008, wrote off shareholder debts of around £10 million, and was forced to reduce the asking price to the club's expected loss that year of around £1.5 million. Despite the fresh investment from Moss's consortium, the club's financial position remained in some doubt however until Richardson's investment in January. Wasps admitted in December that several players and staff were not paid their salaries on time but claimed it was an "administrative error." The 52-year-old Richardson founded Ireland's first online insurance broker, 123.ie, and it thought to have received over €35 million (£29.8 million) when the company was bought by Royal Sun Alliance in 2010. It is understood that players have been informed that the new takeover is imminent and the cash injection in January has allowed director of rugby Dai Young to sign a number of quality players for next season, including Andy Goode, Matt Mullan and Nathan Hughes. Tom Varndell and Marco Wentzel have also recently agreed contract extentions. The club are also poised to unveil a new main sponsor and as well as undertaking a comprehensive rebranding of the club's "vision identity" but that will not include any change to the club colours.