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Liverpool have received an offer from the US-based private equity firm Rhone Group, which would see the organisation become the majority shareholder at Anfield.
Reports vary on the size of the investment proposal, but it is thought to be worth in excess of £100 million - around half of the club's debt - with the company taking up to a 40 per cent slice of Liverpool in return.
This would see the respective 50 per cent shares held by the club's current co-owners, George Gillett and Tom Hicks, drop down to 30 per cent.
The news may be greeted favourably by some Liverpool fans, who have been vocal in their disapproval of Hicks and Gillett's ownership.
Last week, the Spirit of Shankly Liverpool Supporters Union distanced itself from a campaign to boycott Royal Bank of Scotland should it agree to refinance the club's debts, but said it will seek out every possible opportunity to get rid of the American business partners.
Written by Terry Mitchell
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21 October 2010
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