31. janúar, 2007
Á síðasta degi leikmannakaupafélagsskiptagluggans (eða eitthvað svoleiðis) átti ég síst von á því að þessar fréttir yrðu tilkynntar þe. að Dubai International Capital hafa ákveðið að hætta við kaupinn á Liverpool þar sem stjórn Liverpool hefur ekki náð samkomulagi sín á milli um söluna. Svo virðist sem David Moores hafi samþykkt söluna í grunninn en hlutafarnir hafa ekki náð samkomulagi um málið. Hvort George Gillett hafi gert betra tilboð eða hvort hluthafarnir hafi metið sem svo að það væri ekki gott að selja DIC félagið er óljóst ennþá. Það mun örugglega koma nánari skýring á þessu málin innan tíðar.
“The offer had been accepted in principle by majority shareholder David Moores. It appears that the Liverpool board and the majority shareholder David Moores were unable to approve these terms in order to allow DIC to make a formal offer to all shareholders.”
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(Uppfært):Skv. BBC Sport var DIC ekki tilbúið að borga of mikið fyrir félagið.
Talsmaður DIC, Sameer Al Ansari, talar:
“We won’t overpay for assets.”
Og hann heldur áfram:
“We are very disappointed to be making this announcement. DIC are a serious investor with considerable resources at our disposal.
At the same time, we are supporters of the game and of the club. Liverpool’s investment requirements have been well publicised and, after a huge amount of work, we proposed a deal that would provide the club with the funds it needs, both on and off the pitch.
We were also prepared to offer shareholders a significant premium on the market price of the shares.”
Haft er eftir Mihir Bose ristjóra BBC Sport í þættinum BBC Radio Five Live í dag:
“Mohammed is a very angry man and that is why he has pulled out. He was given assurances by Liverpool that they would go with them but the talk of other offers has unsettled him and he has pulled out.
DIC saw this as business enterprise but Gillett has told Liverpool that they are a sports franchise and they know how to run sports operations.
With Gillett it won’t be like an Roman Abramovich deep pockets scenario.”