Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Syrian's £400m Liverpool Takeover Edges Closer

According to representatives of Yahya Kirdi, the Syrian is moving closer to agreeing a deal to take over Liverpool.

Liverpool's unpopular American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett recently put the Anfield club up for sale. The Daily Mirror reports that Kirdi, who is fronting a Gulf-based bid, is looking to buy the club for £400m, which will more than wipe out the club's £350m debt.

Kirdi himself is a former Syrian international and is also an international Unicef representative. Former Celtic captain, Andy Lynch is working alongside Kirdi to make the deal happen.

Lynch confirmed that Kirdi met with Liverpool owner Gillett and new chairman Martin Broughton in London last week. He said and that talks between the parties were positive.

Lynch commented, "Mr. Kirdi confirmed to me that he had encouraging discussions with both Martin Broughton and George Gillett.

"He is hopeful that the deal could be done very soon."

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