Liverpool move step closer to takeover by Maktoums.

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Who, Frankie Dettori?

No, Eric Cantona by the looks of it...

[El Jefecito]

To be fair he is only bringing a much needed balance to the debate.

There is no way that the reason that this group is investing is purely sentimental. I'm fairly sure that they will want some form of retuen - what form this will take who knows. Maybe they simply want to be able to use us as effectively a poster board for advertising for their other interests due to our global reach.

I don't see it being a panacea where we get enormous funds. However I can see that we have significant areas where the business aspects of LFC can be improved and part of this would be the simple investment in a new stadium. Partly the better use of our global brand.

We will however have to pay a price - it is very likeley that one or more of the following will take place :

We will buy plyers purely to add value to our brand.
We will take part in pre-season tours to countries based on sponsorship rather than footballing concerns.
Ticket prices will be raised.
Our new stadium will be named after a sponsor.

None of them are completely terrible but they may well dilute the things that make Liverpool special.

The alternative hope is that in some way this is all about prestige and that the investment company is in effect a front for the personal interests of the Saudi royal family. It does however seem unlikely.

Balance I agree with.

Blatantly incorrect facts and assumptions based on them I do not agree with. Like I said BS!

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Balance I agree with.

Blatantly incorrect facts and assumptions based on them I do not agree with. Like I said BS!

Which facts are you disagreeing with? I can't say that I see anything off hand wrong with his share valuation or the idea that an investment companies goal is to make money. I'm honestly not entirely sure how this will pay out. I would say I'm guardedly optimisitic but I suspect the end result of investment will be us ibeing in a situation more similar to united than Chelsea.

[El Jefecito]

Some quotes from the independent:

Liverpool's potential new owners made it clear last night that their proposed £450m takeover will be just a starting point for "significant" investment in the club, including substantial long-term transfer funds to allow the club to compete with the billionaire-owned Chelsea and Manchester United for the Premiership title, and with Europe's biggest clubs for continental honours

AND

A DIC source suggested Rafael Benitez's job as the manager at Anfield would be safe under DIC ownership, and that the Spaniard will have more cash available for players than any Liverpool manager in memory. "DIC are serious people with serious resources," the source said. "That does not mean spending willy-nilly like Chelsea have done at times, so don't expect £21m a time on a succession of Shaun Wright-Phillipses who don't end up playing. But whatever money is required, in a way that makes sense for Liverpool, on and off the pitch, will be available."

[JCase]

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I doubt it would come this far if something as simple as that could **** anything up.

I'm gonna remain calm until this is finally done, dusted and announced formally. Fantastic if we can finally get the stadium development going

[Redlife]

Who, Frankie Dettori?

Yes, that's Frankie Dettori.