`POOL OWNERS LOOK FOR BUYER`

• zocoss

  22 Oct 08, 17:00

  

  

  Hicks and Gillet reportedly want upwards of £550million for the club.

  Tom Hicks and George Gillet are reportedly looking for a buyer for Liverpool.

   

  The Times claims that the American pair, who bought the club in 2007, have instructed investment bank Merrill Lynch to search for interested parties.

   

  Hicks and Gillet need to restructure their £350million loan with the Royal Bank of Scotland which expires on January 25, but with the bank currently being under public ownership, that is unlikely.

   

  Sheikh Mohammed has long been thought to be a potential buyer for the club, but the Americans and the ruler of Dubai are currently £50million apart in their valuations of the club. Hicks and Gillet reportedly want upwards of £550million, while Sheikh Mohammed is only prepared to pay £500million.

   

  Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots and the man who Hicks and Gillet beat to buy the club in the first place, was rumoured to be reviving his bid, but he is not now thought to be a viable candidate.

   

  The Times reports that Merill Lynch inspected Liverpool's books last week in order to find a buyer, but have as yet been unsuccessful.

• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  22 Oct 08, 20:20

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  

  

  Hicks and Gillet reportedly want upwards of £550million for the club.

  Tom Hicks and George Gillet are reportedly looking for a buyer for Liverpool.

   

  The Times claims that the American pair, who bought the club in 2007, have instructed investment bank Merrill Lynch to search for interested parties.

   

  Hicks and Gillet need to restructure their £350million loan with the Royal Bank of Scotland which expires on January 25, but with the bank currently being under public ownership, that is unlikely.

   

  Sheikh Mohammed has long been thought to be a potential buyer for the club, but the Americans and the ruler of Dubai are currently £50million apart in their valuations of the club. Hicks and Gillet reportedly want upwards of £550million, while Sheikh Mohammed is only prepared to pay £500million.

   

  Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots and the man who Hicks and Gillet beat to buy the club in the first place, was rumoured to be reviving his bid, but he is not now thought to be a viable candidate.

   

  The Times reports that Merill Lynch inspected Liverpool's books last week in order to find a buyer, but have as yet been unsuccessful.

  I was looking for buying liverpool $1000(i onli have) dollars if they accept  juz joking

• a-Lost-9uY

  22 Oct 08, 22:53

  they look so bua-kan

• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  23 Oct 08, 15:37

  Nw they say they have no intention to sell Liverpool Wad a Bullshit from them.....

• limpper

  23 Oct 08, 17:34

  finally they are willing to sell? if not for the recent USA economy crisis, they will still hang on to it. knn, this two fcukers buy one torres nia then think ok liao, cannot spend le. wtf? stingy yanks!

• reyes

  23 Oct 08, 18:25

  not only players are up for sale in today footballing world.

  even clubs change owners so frequently, that i bet the managers and players alike start to feel unsure whether they will feel safe and wanted to remain at the clubs.