Kraft revives Reds interest

23 October 2009 09:39
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} American businessman Robert Kraft says he is still interested in buying Liverpool.[LNB] Kraft, 68, first attempted to invest in the club in 2005 but was pipped to the post by fellow American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks.[LNB]The pair have endured a troubled reign, though, whilst the club's financial situation appears to have gone from bad to worse.[LNB]Kraft, who owns the NFL franchise the New England Patriots, admits he is still interested in buying the Anfield outfit having been denied on the first occasion.[LNB]However, he does admit the Premier League should introduce a salary cap knowing the financial plight so many high-profile clubs have encountered.[LNB]Asked if he were still interested in buying the Reds, he said: "Yeah, in the right situation. I love the game.[LNB]Competing"I've said this before - I love competing with fair management - how well I can manage against you. [But] I don't like losing and at some point it's not economic, people just throwing money at it.[LNB]"I wanted to do the deal up there but in the end we only go into business ventures where we think we can compete at a high level. Because we like winning, and we like to win consistently."[LNB]Kraft boasts three Super Bowl titles (2001, 2003 and 2004) since buying the Patriots in the mid-1990s.[LNB]He is due to arrive in London on Friday night ahead of their match against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley this weekend - the third time the NFL has played a regular season game in the United Kingdom.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports