Shareholders at Anfield await formal offers

LIVERPOOL shareholders are still waiting for their formal offer from the Tom Hicks-George Gillett takeover, but there has been “general acceptance” to the deal from the vast majority.

Shareholders have had a week now to digest the details of the £5,000-a-share (€7400) offer from the US moguls to buy the Anfield club, and it is predicted there will be overwhelming agreement to sell.

It is likely that many senior shareholders will take the opportunity of next week’s Champions League trip to Barcelona to continue their discussions.