3 Aug 2010Liverpool 'have received several takeover bids'

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Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton has claimed that the football club have been approached by "several" interested parties with a view to completing a buyout of the debt-stricken English Premier League side.

Speaking to the Guardian, Broughton - who has been viewed with suspicion by some football fans for his previous allegiance to Chelsea - expressed hopes that a deal with one of the prospective buyers will be completed before the transfer window shuts.

"It still remains the objective to conclude a deal before the end of the transfer window," he explained. "That remains the objective but there are no deadlines and we will continue working to complete the process."

Broughton added that the responsibility for arranging a sale lies with the board of Kop Holdings - Liverpool's holding company - and not the Royal Bank of Scotland, which was drafted in earlier this year.

His comments came after Chinese businessman Kenny Huang became the first potential owner to launch an official bid for the Merseyside outfit.

Written by Terry Mitchell

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