With Glazer already trying to take over Man UTD, now this:
Movie moguls eye £100m Liverpool bid
Two US-based entertainment executives with Merseyside roots have entered the race for control of Liverpool.
Mike Jefferies and Stuart Ford are reported to be in talks with the club with a view to putting together a deal worth £100million.
'We would like to be able to contribute to helping Liverpool become the most successful club in the world again,' Jefferies told the Financial Times.
Jefferies is the chairman of Los Angeles-based Milkshake Films, and is currently producing Goal!, a football movie trilogy to be released from next year. Ford is an entertainment lawyer and movie executive previously with Miramax Films.
Their interest could spark a three-way battle for control of Liverpool.
The club rejected a second approach by local businessman Steve Morgan in May. Morgan, who had initially offered to inject £73million, worked his way up from being a Liverpool brickie to a £300million fortune.
Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra entered the power struggle when he revealed plans to pay £65million for a 30% stake in the club.
That bid hit a number of stumbling blocks, but was revived by backing from Bangkok media company GMM Grammy.
