Кенни Хуанг, совладелец одного из крупнейших инвестиционных фондов на Дальнем Востоке, планирует приобрести легендарный английский клуб до закрытия трансферного окна.

Китайский магнат уже вступил в переговоры с Королевским Банком Шотландии, крупнейшим кредитором Ливерпуля.

Хуанг хочет взять Ливерпуль под свой контроль как можно быстрее, чтобы у Ходжсона было время на усиление команды на трансферном рынке благодаря круглой сумме, которую китайский бизнесмен готов выделить на трансферы клуба.

Напомним, что нынешние владельцы Ливерпуля Том Хикс и Джордж Жилетт выставили клуб на продажу в середине апреля.
by : football.ua

The battle for ownership of Liverpool has returned to the spotlight with reports that the Chinese tycoon Kenny Huang is in negotiations with Royal Bank of Scotland to take control of the club.

Huang, who is partnered by one of the biggest sovereign wealth funds in the Far East, is determined to seize control before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, according to the Times.

The current owners, the Americans Tom Hicks and George Gillett, took over little more than three years ago but put the club up for sale in April and appointed Martin Broughton, the British Airways chairman, to oversee any deal.

Huang was first linked with a buyout at Liverpool two years ago. Sources close to the businessman have reportedly said that he is keen to complete a deal so that the manager, Roy Hodgson, can be given extra funds to sign much-needed players this month.

On the field, Joe Cole's debut ended in defeat yesterday when Liverpool lost 1-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hodgson fielded a strong side, including Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Glen Johnson, while Fabio Aurelio was named on the bench after re-signing for the club today.

Mönchengladbach, who had arranged the match at Borussia-Park as part of their 110th anniversary celebrations, made the breakthrough in the eighth minute. The Algerian Karim Matmour took advantage of some poor play by Daniel Ayala inside the area and produced a powerful finish. Liverpool had to wait until the 56th minute for their first real chance, when Cole's low drive was parried. The former Chelsea player was withdrawn nine minutes later. Although Liverpool's David Amoo headed narrowly wide, Mönchengladbach deserved their win.
by : guardian.co.uk

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Chinese businessman Kenny Huang is set to launch a takeover to buy Liverpool, according to The Independent.

Huang, who is said to be backed by Chinese state-owned investment funds, was linked with a takeover for the Reds earlier this year, and first approached the Anfield club during the World Cup.

Chelsea and Manchester City target Fernando Torres was reportedly told to await discussions between the Chinese investor and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) before deciding on his future.

When Huang was linked with Liverpool previously he apparently felt the club’s £650 million asking price was too much in 2008, before playing down reports of another takeover in April 2010.

The tycoon has set up several financing projects between Chinese and American companies in the past, partnering large state-owned enterprises in deals to make profits off the back of the economic boom in China.

A takeover of Liverpool may not run too smoothly, however. Owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett would make little from the sale of the club if, as believed, Huang wants to guarantee the repayment of most of the £237m debt amassed by the Americans.

Liverpool’s owners appointed British Airways chairman Martin Broughton as temporary non-executive chairman of the club in April to oversee the sale of the club, and he admitted when he joined that a takeover may take ‘a few months’.

Hicks and Gillett may be powerless to prevent a possible takeover as RBS, who have the right to order them to sell the club, agreed an extension of their £237m debt facility three months ago.
by: goal.com