Liverpool money crisis deepens as American owners miss deadline over £220m debt
Liverpool's American owners George Gillett jnr and Tom Hicks have missed a self-imposed deadline to strike a deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland before Christmas. The bank will not allow the club to go under but the problems facing the pair could hasten their departure — and see Dubai International Capital, the state-backed investment firm who were in pole position to buy Liverpool before the arrival of the Americans, back in the market as potential new owners......................
Adding to the intrigue over the club's future, it is understood that former Germany World Cup coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been sounded out as a replacement for Benitez. It is believed that contact between Klinsmann and the club has taken place at a high level and the German is thought to be interested in taking over at Anfield.
Despite assurances that there is money to spend in the January window, Benitez's public rift with Hicks and Gillett over the club's transfer policy may be beyond repair.
Boardroom backing for Benitez has been lukewarm in the wake of reports linking Klinsmann with the job.
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