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Unknown Syrian Yahya Kirdi reportedly preparing Liverpool FC takeover bid
Aug 2 2010 by John Siddle, Liverpool Daily Post
Comments (4)Recommend LIVERPOOL FC were last night tight-lipped amid reports a Syrian footballing unknown is set to launch an astonishing bid to buy the debt-laden club.

Yahya Kirdi, who claims to front a consortium of Arab businessmen, is said to be at the heart of detailed talks aimed at sweeping aside the club’s American owners.

Co-owner George Gillett is understood to have introduced Mr Kirdi, a Unicef representative, to senior Anfield staff and the Royal Bank of Scotland, to which the club owes £300m.

It is the second time Mr Kirdi – a former international – has eyed up a takeover of the club, which analysts value at about £400m.

A source last night confirmed the group’s “serious interest” in investing in Liverpool.

It is also understood it has the backing of one of the United Arab Emirates’ ruling families. Mr Gillett and co-owner Tom Hicks put the club up for sale in May.

Who would be the better owner, Kenny or Kirdi. Kenny would make us the most powerful and richest club in the world, of which i like the sound off what does Kirdi offer?

Liverpool stand to become the most powerful club in world football if the takeover deal with a Far East Sovereign Wealth fund is completed.

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Liverpool could become one of the richest clubs in world football

The deal currently being negotiated by Kenny Huang, and his Far East partner has already laid the blueprint to make Liverpool the wealthiest club on the planet.
As the Far East group aims to wrest control from American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the source believes US companies from Walmart to Apple could seek to work with Liverpool to make enormous inroads within the Chinese markets. That would eventually enable Liverpool to compete to buy the world's best players in every position. According to ESPN.

If that happens they should put a price on purslows, broughtens and most of all hicks and gullets head, I feel sick of the thought of that

Kirdi is in cahoots with Gillette. Out of the frying pan, I'm afraid. It's the only bid out of several that should not, under any circumstances, be accepted.

Maybe Gillett has a deal with Kirdy if the bid is accepted, that he might be involved in the building of the stadium.

I don't trust anyone the yanks bring in personally.

I here they may even refinance the debt and not get rid of it. Dangerous if this is true

If cic are kenny huangs backers nobody will compete with their wealth China Investment Corporation (CIC) is a sovereign wealth fund responsible for managing part of the People's Republic of China's foreign exchange reserves. CIC was established in 2007 with approximately US$200 billion of assets under management, making it one of the largest sovereign wealth funds.[2][3] Since then, CIC's assets have grown to $332 billion at the end of 2009.

I hope this kirdi fella doesn't get us. I really don't like the thought of a consortium taking over. We need one man with the wealth to buy the club on his own. One man to make the calls. A consortium would be a nightmare especially as none of the members will be particularly wealthy or they would go on their own.

Still, we have to trust that the powers that be will do whats best for the club. And if that means a lower bid from someone better placed to take it forward, they have to go with it. Come on Kenny!!

Who knows whether the story about Huang hasn't been put out there to discredit him and his bid?