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Mukesh Ambani bidding for Liverpool football club?
PTI
London, February 09, 2010
First Published: 08:57 IST(9/2/2010)
Last Updated: 09:02 IST(9/2/2010)
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(File photo) The price of natural gas produced by the KG-Basin gas fields at $2.3 per unit is the bone of contention in the great Ambani fight.
Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Subroto Roy, chairman of Sahara Group are reportedly bidding for a 51 per cent stake in Liverpool football club – one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football. Liverpool is presently owned by American duo George
Gillett and Tom Hicks, who acquired the club in February 2007.

However, deported disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, and the lack of the fans' support, have led to rumours that that international buyers such as the Dubai International Capital would bid for the club.

The Liverpool club emerged as a takeover target for Ambani, the seventh-richest man in the world, as pressure mounted on Hicks and Gillett to cut a deal to sell the club, The Times reported on Tuesday.

Both Ambani and Roy have reportedly each tendered similar bids to pay off Liverpool's 237 million pounds debt in return for a 51 per cent stake in the club.

Liverpool chief executive, Christian Purslow, however denied any knowledge of bids by Ambani and Roy, but The Times reported that approaches began as early as November and that some preliminary talks had taken place.


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