Martin Broughton
LIVERPOOL FC chairman Martin Broughton wants to have at least two firm bids for the club on the table by the end of the week.
Several names have been linked in recent days with a takeover of the club, with Chinese tycoon Kenny Huang and Syrian businessman Yahya Kirdi the most prominent figures. But no formal offers have yet been tabled.
Now Mr Broughton wants the interested parties to prove they have the funds to buy the club.
He hopes to have two or three detailed bids on the table by the end of next week.
He could then enter detailed negotiations with the bidders, who could in turn begin a detailed examination of Liverpool’s finances.
It comes amid warnings that Liverpool FC could effectively become a state-owned enterprise unless a deal is agreed within weeks. State-owned Royal Bank of Scotland could take over the club if a sale is not completed by October 6 – the date the bank’s £237m loan to the club expires.
