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Na, obesim še enega, da se boste še malo naslajali, kanalje....

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11.59 Reports in Italy claim that Juventus are planning to launch a Ł28million move for Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt as they look for a replacement for Czech playmaker Pavel Nedved.

Kdo je to sploh?

Zakaj ga treba zmerjat, to so pravi fantje. Zlahka, nikamor se ne mudi!! Kakšno črtico se še naredi v klubih zvečer(če te pička zavrne jo razbiješ kot Marlon), ali ti pa kaj vsujejo v vino kot Van der Meydeju. Ma pomoje je sam kaj zlival notr

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks is understood be in talks with Kuwait billionaire, Nasser Al-Kharafi over a possible Anfield takeover.

Liverpool's discussions with the Al Kharafi’s started when Liverpool's finance director, Phillip Nash, a close ally of Hicks, went to Kuwait earlier this week. The talks with the Al Kharafi's are in fact the second time within 12 months that the American owners have tried to sell the five-time European champions to the same family

One of the Middle East’s richest families is in negotiations to buy Liverpool as the Arab invasion of the Barclays Premier League continues. It emerged last night that the Al-Kharafi family, of Kuwait, are planning a bid to buy the Merseyside club for £500 million as Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr prepare to sell up.

Hicks and Gillett, the club’s American owners, maintain publicly that they have no plans to sell Liverpool, but they have been actively searching for a buyer for several months, with an asking price of £600 million. Gillett is expected to be the first to depart, but Hicks is also increasingly open to a sale, having authorised Ian Ayre and Phillip Nash, the club’s commercial director and finance director respectively, to hold talks with the Al-Kharafi family this week.

Initially, the talks focused on investment in the club’s proposed new stadium in Stanley Park, but a full-scale takeover is now the subject of serious discussions. It also emerged last night that an Arab tycoon behind the takeover of Manchester City is working with a group of German investors on a possible bid for Chelsea.

Nash's deployment to Kuwait also indicates the increasingly perilous position of chief executive Rick Parry, who appears to have been frozen out of the deal by Hick's altogether.


If Hicks cannot secure a full sale it has been suggested that he would settle for a majority stake that would leave him with a place on the board and power over the football side of the business.

That is likely to be deeply unpopular with supporters dismayed at the civil war within the club at a time when they should be focusing on winning their first league title in 19 years.

TOM HICKS and George Gillett have appointed rival banks in a bid to root out prospective buyers for Liverpool.

In the latest indication of the ongoing split between the club's owners, Hicks has appointed Merrill Lynch, while Rothschilds are working on behalf of Gillett.

In the past month advisers for Hicks have held a series of meetings with potential investors, on at least one occasion without the knowledge of Gillett, although that situation has since been resolved by the pair.

The family of former Newcastle suitor Nasser al Kharafi has been identified by Merrill Lynch as one possible buyer and Liverpool's chief financial officer, Philip Nash – a close ally of Hicks – travelled to the Middle East earlier this week to hold talks with the 48th richest man in the world.

When the ECHO learned of the latest development we contacted Hicks' London-based PR advisers Financial Dynamics but were issued with an emphatic denial.

But sources close to Hicks insist that ongoing discussions are taking place with al Kharafi, who is interested in a total buyout of the Anfield club.

It has emerged in the talks that al Kharafi – who attended Liverpool College of Commerce before graduating with a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Business Administration – has claimed to be a Reds fan.

Hicks is looking to retain a stake in the club, possibly even as high as 25%, as he views Liverpool as a potentially lucrative investment going forward and does not want to miss out on the expected massive returns should the club finally move to its long planned new stadium.

Gillett, on the other hand, is understood to be ready to sell his stake in its entirety, having become increasingly disillusioned with life as co-owner of Liverpool.

The pair are united in their desire to extract as much cash as possible from any deal, however, and are believed to be seeking in excess of £500m for any complete sale.

But with the owners’ refinancing deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland due to expire in July, and with no realistic prospect of the outstanding £350m loan being re-approved, it is likely that any potential buyer would look to drive a hard bargain on price.

Hicks and Gillett are both planning to attend Liverpool's home game with Chelsea on February 1, by which time they are hoping to have a much clearer idea of where the club is heading.

Al Kharafi is one interested party, but the ECHO understands there are others, with a prominent European businessman also having made contact with Merrill Lynch to express his interest in buying the Reds.

According to the Forbes rich list, Al Kharafi has an estimated personal wealth in the region of £9bn.

Last year, he was linked with a move to buy Newcastle United but no deal materialised. This time around, his interest in Liverpool has been partly inspired by his nephew, Rafed Al Khafari, who believes the Reds would be a more sound long term investment.

The Al Kharafi family first expressed an interest in Liverpool last summer but, having opened a channel of communication, they then pulled out without any warning or explanation.

But having now returned to the negotiating table there is a clear desire on their behalf to get a deal done as quickly as possible to stave off the possibility of becoming embroiled in an auction which could push the asking price up – something which would suit Hicks and Gillett.

Reds chief executive Rick Parry is being kept in the dark by Hicks, who is relying on former Arsenal executive Nash to negotiate on his behalf.

Parry has remained on Merseyside while Nash has travelled to the Middle East in a further indication of the strained relations in the Liverpool hierarchy.

The ongoing boardroom power struggle shows little sign of abating and Parry knows that should Hicks retain any influence in the club in future his days at Anfield are likely to be numbered.

But Liverpool's fans are unlikely to be impressed if any deal is done which allows Hicks to retain any influence on the club, having protested against the Texan on several occasions.

As Carragher showed the way to an interview room at Liverpool's Melwood training complex, Benítez hobbled across the foyer calling to him: "English lessons?"

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