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After beating Everton, Liverpool played the longest winning streak in the club's history, putting a lot of psychological pressure on title rivals Manchester United and Chelsea, as well as giving great confidence to the two Americans who were preparing to buy Liverpool.

Long before the Merseyside derby, the media broke the news that Liverpool's equity transfer had formed a verbal agreement, but in fact, Morse and Gillette and Hicks have no problems with the basic structure, but the details are still being negotiated, after all, the 500 million pound deal is not a small number.

However, Liverpool's big victory in the derby made the two Yankees quickly make up their minds, because at the moment, in anyone's opinion, Liverpool has a bright future, if they hesitate, and then a local tycoon such as the Dubai consortium intervenes, they may not be able to buy Liverpool for more than 500 million pounds.

On the third day after the Merseyside derby, Liverpool officially announced the details of the acquisition to the stock exchange. Gillette and Hicks successfully purchased 62 on the premise that they each committed 50% of the capital. 2% of the shares, becoming the largest shareholder of the club. Other shareholders, large and small, including Morgan, which had previously filed a takeover request, still have 21 days to respond to the American's offer to buy the remaining shares. However, if the U.S. United succeeds in buying 90% of the shares, it will have the right to forcibly buy the other shares and become the sole controlling shareholder.

Liverpool FC of the Premier League announced on its official website that "the club's board of directors has agreed to the acquisition plan of American sports moguls George Gillette and Tom Hicks, the deal will total £500 million, of which 2.5 billion will be used to buy shares in Liverpool and repay the club's liabilities, and the other 2." The £1.5 billion will be spent on the construction of Liverpool's new stadium and I am confident that it will be a very great step forward for Liverpool FC, shareholders and all the fans. ”

Gillette and Hicks were very excited about the successful acquisition, and the two also held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon local time, where Gillette took a scarf from Liverpool and made a statement about the acquisition of Liverpool: "Starting today, Liverpool has opened a new page, Liverpool is a very great club, it has a very illustrious history and a very enthusiastic fan base. We know and appreciate the club's unique heritage and rich history, and we will respect this legacy even more in the years to come." Morse and Rick Barry will continue to play a role in the club's construction. For us, the continuity and stability of the club is the key to future success. ”

Liverpool chairman David Morse expressed his support for the American's takeover, saying: "This club is my motivation and it is a very important part of my life. After a series of careful considerations, I agreed to transfer my stake in the club, an investment (the acquisition of Liverpool by an American tycoon) that would require my help in selling my shares, an investment that would solve Liverpool's new stadium and team building problems. I hope that the rest of the club's shareholders will support the takeover as much as I do, because by doing so, we can get Liverpool back to where they were. ”

After the successful acquisition of Liverpool, Gillette and Hicks did not leave England immediately and returned to the United States, but first went to Melwood to visit Liverpool's coaches and players, for a club, this is their soul, Gillette and Hicks want to make their investment appreciate, and gaining the trust and support of players and coaches is the most basic condition.

England is a country with a particularly developed media base, and the news that Gillette and Hicks were coming to Melwood broke early, and there were many fans waiting outside Melwood training ground, waiting to meet the two American bosses.

These fans are certainly not fans of the two American owners, they are both die-hard Liverpool fans, and they have a lot of questions about the acquisition, hoping to ask Gillette and Hicks in person.

When the two American owners' Rolls-Royces drove to Melwood, more than a dozen members of the Shankly's Soul fan group stopped their car.

Gillette and Hicks were not displeased by this, and in order to show their proximity to the people, they asked the driver to drive the car away, and the two talked to the chairman of the Shankly Soul fan group as they walked.

The Soul of Shankly fan organisation is not simple, they have a right-wing color, and can even influence some of the club's plans and decisions on a certain extent, their leader McKenna is the organizer of this fan organisation and a big fan of Liverpool and Shankly, he came to meet Gillette and Hicks today, mainly to ask questions about the stadium and tickets, and he also wants to know when the two owners will be able to bring Liverpool their first Premier League title.

Gillette said with a smile: "Dear McKenna, I know that all Liverpool fans don't want to share the same stadium with Everton, I am also a Liverpool fan, I can guarantee that the new stadium will definitely belong to Liverpool, and Evertons will not touch it." ”

McKenna said: "Thank you Mr Gillette, thank you Mr Hicks, and I would like to know if the new stadium will retain the name Anfield, although the naming rights are valuable, but the meaning of the name cannot be measured in terms of money, we want to keep the name of Anfield." ”

Gillette laughed: "If selling the naming rights to the new stadium is enough to buy a world superstar like Chen Yu, of course I would consider doing so." But it doesn't seem possible right now, so it's not on our agenda yet. ”

McKenna didn't dwell on the issue, saying: "Well, since the club is not ready to change the name Anfield for the time being, I won't say more, I just want to remind you that the name Anfield may mean more than you think, and fans want to know if the tickets will be outrageous when the new stadium is built." ”

"The operating costs of the new stadium will be significantly higher than in the past, and this will most likely be reflected in the price of the tickets," Gillette laughs. It's an inevitable situation, but don't forget that the fans will get a completely different feeling in the new stadium, and I'm convinced of that. There are currently only two prices for club tickets, and we plan to introduce more price tiers in the future to give fans more choice. Personally, I'm definitely going to try to make every ordinary family have the ability to watch Liverpool play in the new stadium. ”

Hicks, who had been silent, said: "McKenna, I understand what you mean, you are worried that we will be like Manchester United's Glazer, but please rest assured, we did not take the bank debt to complete the acquisition, in the process of buying the club, we did not let the club add any debt, this is the biggest difference between us and the Glazer." To be honest, I don't care too much about Liverpool's finances. I'm more focused on helping the team win more than I can squeeze the milk out of it. ”

McKenna finally put a smile on his face, "Thank you both, I have one last question, and one that fans all over the world like Liverpool want to know, is when will we win our first Premier League title." ”

Hicks said: "Liverpool are not far from being the best club in the world and have every chance of being a dominant team, which is what we need to aim for in the future. As for the exact timing, I can't guarantee that maybe it's this season, maybe in a few years, but one thing is for sure, we're going to win the title and we're going to try to provide the resources that Rafa and the players need to help Liverpool do their best to overtake Manchester United and Chelsea. ”

McKenna was pleased with the conversation, and when he got to the office building, he smiled and said: "Two gentlemen, my question is finished, we are very happy with your answers, I thank you for the fans of Shankly's soul and the fans of Liverpool, we will cheer on the team in the stadium, we will buy Liverpool products, but we will also see how you deliver on your promises." ”

McKenna and the fans dispersed, and Hicks and Gillette gave each other a meaningful look, turned and strode into Melwood's office building.

In Benitez's office, Chen Yu was talking to Benitez about the game the day after tomorrow, and Chen Yu played a shadow striker in the derby, which worked very well, but this time Benitez also planned to play Chen Yu on the side to create a zào opportunity, and Chen Yu came over to prepare to communicate with Benitez. Because he prefers to be in the middle, but before Chen Yu can get to the point, Benitez Hicks and Gillette are here.

Benitez and Chen Yu had long known that the two bosses were coming, but they didn't expect them to come so early, and they arrived before the training started.

"Hello, Mr. Gillette, Mr. Hicks." Chen Yu stood up and said hello to the two American bosses, and then said to Benitez: "Coach, I'll go back first, you can talk." ”

Gillette looked Chen Yu up and down several times, and said, "It's Chen, don't go, I'm here to meet with you and talk about family life, nothing serious, Hicks and I have wanted to see you for a long time, just sit down and talk together." ”

Hicks also laughed: "Exactly, I would also like to see up close what a striker who has scored 19 goals in 13 rounds and led the team to 13 consecutive wins is like. ”

Chen Yu said with a smile: "One nose and two eyes, except for black spots on the hair and yellow spots on the skin." With that, Chen Yu returned to the sofa and sat down under the kind invitation of the two bosses to see what the two bosses were here for today.