【足球部落】美国人为什么如此急于寻找1亿镑的投资？

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    Liverpool need £100M in six months or Americans must sell
    半年之内找不到1亿投资，美国人将被迫出售俱乐部
    Liverpool could be put up for sale at the end of the season.
    利物浦本赛季末恐被出售。
    The Times says Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr, the Liverpool owners, have less than six months to secure the £100 million investment demanded by their creditors or they run the risk of being forced to put the club up for sale.
    《泰晤士》称，希克斯和吉列特在被迫出售俱乐部之前，只有不到六个月的时间来筹集债权人要求的一亿英镑的投资。
    Christian Purslow, the Liverpool managing director, revealed the extent of the pressure that is being brought to bear on the club to reduce their £237 million debt by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) — with whom they have a one-year refinancing agreement that expires at the end of July — in the minutes of a meeting he held with the Spirit Of Shankly supporters’ group.
    利物浦总经理帕斯洛在与香克利之魂会面的时候透露，利物浦与苏格兰皇家银行的贷款协议将在七月结束时到期，如果到时无法减少2.37亿的债务，俱乐部将面临巨大的压力。
    "One of our key priorities is to reduce the debt by £100 million,” said Purslow. “This is a requirement from our bankers and will allow us to look at a more flexible and longer-term refinancing when this investment is brought in. The targeted reduction was agreed by the bank, myself and the owners when I was brought in.
    “我们的首要工作之一便是减少一亿镑的债务。这是提供贷款的银行的要求，如果能找到相关投资，我们将获得一份更灵活、更长久的贷款计划。当我进入俱乐部任职的时候，俱乐部老板以及银行之间已经就这一目标达成共识。”
    “The £100 million investment will be made by the issuance of new shares and will not go towards anything else other than paying down the debt, reducing it to £137 million. This new investment will also mean a dilution of the current ownership.
    “我们采用发行新股份的方式来筹集这一亿镑的投资，新投资只用于偿还贷款，将债务降至1.37亿。同时这也将减少美国人的股份。”
    “There are no promises [that investment can be secured by July], just an expectation and hope that it can be done in that time. There are around five or six potential investors.
    “我们还无法保证七月是否一定有投资进入，只能对此抱着期望。现在有5、6个资方对次感兴趣。”
    “You should rest assured any investor in this economic environment will spend plenty of time understanding Liverpool before committing. I would rather get it right than rush, and our banks and owners agree.”
    “大家不用过于担心，在如今的经济形式下，投资人在决定之前的确要花费一定的时间来了解球队。此事宜缓不宜急，也需要银行和老板的同意。”