Liverpool like future with DIC

The possibility that Dubai International Capital could take over English Liverpool has made some with the club feeling the future is limitless.

The group is on the cusp of a GBP 450 million takeover of the club. Right now, they are examining Liverpool's books ahead of the anticipated takeover.

DIC chief executive Sameer al-Ansari followed up a meeting with Rafael Benítez earlier this week by speaking to the captain Steven Gerrard and a number of senior players. His vision of Liverpool is what has stirred the players' hopes.

"There has been a lot of talk in the media of late about the takeover and I've been fortunate enough to meet with the people who are going to be taking over the club," said Gerrard. "I'm very excited. The first thing they said was they were very interested in making sure the future was bright and the club was going to be very successful on and off the pitch. That's what we wanted to hear. I think the players share the same feelings as the fans. We want to be really successful."

Rick Parry, Liverpool's chief executive, moved to qualm some fears by insisting the club would not be a "plaything". DIC, which is financed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, has insisted it views Liverpool as a profit-generating business.

"It's definitely not about becoming a rich man's plaything," said Parry. "It's about taking Liverpool FC to the next level and securing the future of the club for the next 100 years. Detailed negotiations continue ... and we are clearly very excited to have reached this stage.

"We have absolute confidence that DIC would be very good partners for a club of our size and stature. We are a global brand and it is crucial that any deal is a corporate investment with the club run as a top-class business."

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