The Dubai Investment Capital have made a fresh bid for Liverpool Football Club, offering £500 million to the American owners. They first bid for the club back at the beginning of 2007, just before Hicks and Gillett took over in February. This time, they are looking to divide and conquer as such, by convincing one of the owners to sell up making it harder for the other to stay on. The bid comes at a time of unrest for the club, with fans planning an organised protest against the Americans at Mondays match against Aston Villa. The fans feel extremely angry at the way their Spanish manager has been treated recently, with the fact that Jurgen Klinsmann was approached just tipping them over the edge. Now I am not saying that Klinsmann is a bad manager, he would be a great choice for many a club, but the majority of Liverpool fans are happy with Rafa Benitez and don't want to see him sacked.
Form has not been the best recently with some shocking performances of late, but the manager should not be sacked at the first sign of trouble, especially when he has been so good for the club since he arrived.
The other factor that has concerned many fans is the money situation the owners find themselves in. They are currently trying to finalise a £350 million loan to refinance debts that were incurred in their £220 million takeover, also the investments in the squad- i.e player wages or transfer fees, interest payments and for money to use in the construction of the new stadium planned. What is concerning about loaning all this money is how much will end up being shoved on to the football clubs' books? How much of this loan will end up being paid for by the club as opposed to the Americans who are borrowing the money to pay for their own business deal?
The DIC and many fans are hoping that Hicks and Gillett will take the profit that they will earn on the £500 million bid from Dubai and leave the club. Hopefully, they will get the message that they are unwanted at Mondays match with Aston Villa, lets hope the fans put on a good, loud protest, urging them to leave the club and sell it on to DIC.
