Kenny Huang Wants To Buy Messi For Liverpool

Roy Hodgson will be given the freedom to pursue any transfer target he wishes if the latest move to oust Liverpool’s American owners proves successful.
On the day Fernando Torres returned to Anfield, billionaire Chinese businessman Kenny Huang has contacted the club’s bankers with an opening bid to seize control and has outlined ambitious plans to revolutionise their fortunes after a worrying fall from grace last season.

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Huang is underwritten by a state-backed investment fund and has offered to pay off Liverpool’s £237million debt to RBS in a move designed to put pressure on Tom Hicks and George Gillett and clear the way for a takeover.
He is determined to push a deal through before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month and has made it clear Hodgson would be granted not only time to prove himself but also funds to attract the world’s best players to Anfield.
Though wary of following the Manchester City blueprint, and paying inflated prices, Huang is adamant market values would be met to recruit the calibre of player needed to keep the likes of Torres and Steven Gerrard happy.

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According to sources close to Huang, who is head of Hong Kong investment company QSL Sports Ltd, Hodgson could identify any player in the world, and the new regime would check on availability and an asking price.
‘It could be Lionel Messi, and every effort would be made to sign him,’ said one source. ‘This guy is deadly serious about taking over and wants it done this month so Roy can significantly improve the team and go into the season with a realistic chance of winning something.’
Though intent on transforming Liverpool with a seemingly limitless transfer budget and a firm pledge to begin building work immediately on a new 60,000-seat stadium, Huang is determined to drive a hard bargain.

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He has concluded that the club’s worth currently stands at little more than the £237m they owe the bank, although it is understood he may be prepared to pay up to £300m.
But with Hicks and Gillett renowned for digging in their heels and reluctant to lower their valuation much below £600m, Huang may struggle to bring his bold plan to fruition.