
According to The Sun, Reds co-owners Tom Hicks and George
Gillett are now mulling over a re-submitted £500million bid from Dubai
International Capital (DIC).
The Americans took control at
Anfield in February 2007 and their reign started brightly enough with
the promise of a new stadium and the record purchase of Fernando Torres
from Atletico Madrid.
However, things soon turned sour.
The
stadium plans have stalled and the investment in the transfer market
has plateaued. Relations between the co-owners and manager Rafael
Benitez are terse at best, while the majority of the club's supporters
are determined to see the Yanks booted out. And with the credit crunch
severely limiting the opportunity for profit, Hicks and Gillett are
supposedly seeking an escape route.
Enter Sheikh Mohammed -
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, seventh richest man in the
world and perhaps the answer to Liverpool's prayers.
The recent
takeover of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi United Group, and their
subsequent £32million purchase of Brazilian star Robinho, has added a
whole new threat to the upper echelon of the Premier League.
The
Reds have been hanging on desperately to their top-four spot over the
past few years, failing to properly challenge for the title while
flirting dangerously with the UEFA Cup slots.
Everton, Aston
Villa and Tottenham are already knocking at the door, and with City now
willing to spend any amount necessary to reach the top, the Merseyside
giants will struggle to compete on the transfer front.
Hence,
with Hicks and Gillett in a weak position, the Sheikh's DIC firm are
ready to seize control of the club they have been eyeing for the best
part of two years.
This news, if proven accurate, will no doubt delight both Benitez and much of the Liverpool fanbase.
LAter in the near future shuold not be called EPL...should change to APL--> Arab premier league...hehe..all sheikhs coming to EPL....all players must speak arab...who knows....hehe
the good players and their agents will be most happy.
well the problem for UAE is.. either they are very poor or they are very rich.. no balance
Originally posted by youyayu:well the problem for UAE is.. either they are very poor or they are very rich.. no balance
UAE is a pretty affluent country man . I think you're confusing it with other arab countries .
i hope the americans sell liverpool to them. i fear we wont see them in the top 4 in a few years.
oh, everyone praying for a sugar daddy now right??
Originally posted by Trump_Card:UAE is a pretty affluent country man . I think you're confusing it with other arab countries .
nope im not.. look at England same thing.. but no one point out.. england can also swing from Very very rich to Very Very poor