Prosecutors have already rejected a previous deal with 52-year-old Mr Schettino.
A previous deal with another Chinese company, Hawtai Motor, foundered after it was denied approval.
Prosecutors have already rejected a previous deal with the 52-year-old.
The company also acknowledged yesterday the billing "discrepancies" in previous deals with its two largest customers, Wal-Mart and Lowe's, a home improvement retailer.
Lineker's previous deal with the corporation was not exclusive, according to sources, and he has worked for Al-Jazeera SpoRuud Gullit, Alan Shearer and Terry Venables TeRuud Gullit, Alan Shearer and Terry Venables
Among previous deals with Mr. Buffett, Swiss Re had its property and casualty reserves reinsured with Berkshire last year to cover up to 5 billion Swiss francs in losses.
Kellogg announced plans on Wednesday to buy Procter & Gamble's Pringles business for $2.695 billion, after a previous deal with Diamond Foods fell apart.
The firm blamed the credit crunch and problems in the retail market for its troubles and said a couple of previous deals with investors fell through at the last minute, adding to its woes.
This month, lawyers for the administration persuaded Delphi's bankruptcy court judge to delay G.M.'s purchase of its steering business, a transaction G.M. undertook because a previous deal with another buyer fell apart.
Monetary terms of the contract were not disclosed, but it is considerably less than the $800,000 he was scheduled to make under his previous deal with the club, said his agent, Roland Thompson.
