Chinese businessman in Liverpool talks – report 12/05/2010 |
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Zhu Jun, the founder of a Chinese online game developer, has reportedly held talks about buying Liverpool Football Club.
Phyllis Sai, a spokeswoman for Zhu’s company The9 Limited, confirmed discussions had taken place, although she declined to say whether he was looking to buy a controlling interest.
The Independent newspaper claims Zhu has held two exploratory meetings with Barclays Capital about buying the club. The bank has contacted dozens of potential purchasers worldwide after the club was put up for sale by Tom Hicks and George Gillett, the newspaper reports.
The Americans are thought to be seeking up to £800m for Liverpool, but Zhu is said to believe that is double the realistic valuation.
Zhu owns Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua and was ranked 727 among the richest people in China in 2008 by the Hurun Report.
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