For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your football news.
By submitting your information, you confirm you are aged 16 or
over, have read our
Privacy Policy
and agree to the
Terms & Conditions.
FIND OUT ABOUT OUR MAGAZINE
Want to subscribe to the magazine? Click the button below to
find out more information.
Join The Club for quick access. Enter your email below and we'll send confirmation plus sign you up to our newsletter.
By submitting your information, you confirm you are aged 16 or over,
have read our
Privacy Policy
and agree to the
Terms & Conditions. Geographical rules apply.
LONDON - Liverpool have received a number of takeover offers and will take time to examine them, the Premier League club's managing director said on Sunday after a media report suggested the sale process had broken down.
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
You are now subscribed
Your newsletter sign-up was successful
Want to add more newsletters?
Join the club
Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.
An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
Subscribe to our newsletter
Christian Purslow told BBC Radio he would not put a time limit on how long it would take to made a decision, saying he now needed to sort through the bids.
"We have just received some written bids at this stage, and it would be wrong to characterise anybody as a front-runner," he said. "We have had a number of bids (and) will take time to examine those extremely carefully."
Article continues below
Purslow was speaking following a report in the Sunday Times which said Royal Bank of Scotland, a major creditor of Liverpool, could take control of the club after a search for a buyer proved fruitless.
The newspaper quoted sources close to the talks as saying that none of the potential buyers could prove they had the money.
RBS said in a statement that it continued to have confidence in the sale process and said it was not making preparations to take control of Liverpool.
Purslow declined to comment on the report beyond saying that it sounded rather speculative.
Get FourFourTwo Newsletter
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
"We have excellent relations with our lead bankers RBS, we've been in constant dialogue with them... and I am extremely comfortable with that working relationship," he said.
According to British media reports, as many as six potential parties had looked at buying the 18-times English league champions. The club is expected to fetch a price tag of around 400 million pounds or more, bankers have told Reuters.
Liverpool's unpopular American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett put the club up for sale in April.
Join The Club
