中国光大欲购买英国利物浦股份
It's been reported that Chinese investment firm Everbright is interested in buying a stake in England's Liverpool Football Club (FC).
据报道，中国投资公司光大集团欲购买英国利物浦足球俱乐部的股份。
The Financial Times reports that Everbright and private equity firm PCP Capital Partners have plans to acquire a substantial share in Liverpool FC alongside Fenway Sports Group.
If completed, the multi-million pound deal would represent one of the most significant investments to date by a Chinese company in one of English football's biggest names.
The latest reported bid is said to value the Premier League outfit at 800 million pounds, even as its American owners insist that Liverpool FC is not for sale.
The Financial Times quoted the club's chief executive, Ian Ayre, as saying, "There is no bid and we have no ongoing investment discussion of any kind with anyone."
US firm Fenway acquired Liverpool FC for 300 million pounds in 2010.