Syrian businessman Yahya Kirdi expects to conclude his takeover of Liverpool before their Premier League campaign kicks off this weekend, according to Sky Sports News.
The Anfield outfit has been put up for sale after American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks ran up huge debt to the Royal Bank of Scotland. Chinese sports entrepeneur Kenny Huang was believed to be the front runner to gain control of the club, but a spokesman for the Middle Eastern millionaire has stated a deal will be agreed with all parties within the next few days.
Kirdi - who is based in Canada - is fronting a consortium of North American and Middle Eastern investors. He is understood to have promised to pay for a new stadium and clear all debt.
A meeting with the American owners, Kirdi's group, chairman Martin Broughton and RBS is expected within the next few days. The ex-Syria international is believed to want a deal in place before Arsenal travel to Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
Elsewhere, Kenny Huang's rival consortium has approached the 'Spirit of Shankly' supporters group to arrange a face to face meeting. A statement on their website read: "We cautiously welcomed the approach and restated our position, made clear recently that we are keen to engage with those charged with selling the club and any credible potential purchasers.
"We recognize that the intentions of any potential purchasers need to be thoroughly examined prior to any purchase of the club and involvement and discussion with supporters is the key to that.
"However, the club, their agents and any potential purchasers need to recognize where the supporters' organizations came from - they were born out of the betrayal by the current owners of promises they made when they purchased the Club and their action and behaviour afterwards."
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