According to a Liverpool MP, Liverpool FC managing director Christian Purslow has stated on three separate occasions that he "is there to sell the club, not to run it."
Walton MP Peter Kilfoyle was speaking in an interview with the Liverpool Echo. He covered a wide range of subjects, and was heavily critical of the club's owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, but his claims about Purslow's role are the most intriguing.
Purslow has been well-received by most Liverpool fans, despite the general dissatisfaction with the club's ownership. He has negotiated a number of lucrative commercial deals since arriving at Anfield, including an £80 million record shirt sponsorship with Standard Chartered, in a deal that sees the club significantly improve its previous agreement with Carlsberg.
"I've got no idea who runs the club since Rick Parry left," the Echo quotes Kilfoyle as saying. "Christian Purslow is a managing director, he's not the chief executive. As far as I'm aware, and what he has told me three times, is he is there to sell the club, not to run it. Running a football club is a hell of a lot different from being a banker, which is what he is. He is there to sell the club – that's what he's there for, that's what he is employed to do."
The Echo added that Liverpool did not confirm or deny the comments attributed to Purslow, who has previously admitted the club must find £100 million by the summer to satisfy its agreement with its banks, and has targeted Easter as a deadline for new investment. According to widespread reports, Hicks and Gillett have been offered more than £100 million by the Rhone Group for a 40 per cent stake in the Anfield club.
Walton MP Peter Kilfoyle was speaking in an interview with the Liverpool Echo. He covered a wide range of subjects, and was heavily critical of the club's owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, but his claims about Purslow's role are the most intriguing.
Purslow has been well-received by most Liverpool fans, despite the general dissatisfaction with the club's ownership. He has negotiated a number of lucrative commercial deals since arriving at Anfield, including an £80 million record shirt sponsorship with Standard Chartered, in a deal that sees the club significantly improve its previous agreement with Carlsberg.
"I've got no idea who runs the club since Rick Parry left," the Echo quotes Kilfoyle as saying. "Christian Purslow is a managing director, he's not the chief executive. As far as I'm aware, and what he has told me three times, is he is there to sell the club, not to run it. Running a football club is a hell of a lot different from being a banker, which is what he is. He is there to sell the club – that's what he's there for, that's what he is employed to do."
The Echo added that Liverpool did not confirm or deny the comments attributed to Purslow, who has previously admitted the club must find £100 million by the summer to satisfy its agreement with its banks, and has targeted Easter as a deadline for new investment. According to widespread reports, Hicks and Gillett have been offered more than £100 million by the Rhone Group for a 40 per cent stake in the Anfield club.
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