Source: Eurosport
Liverpool will not sell key players - Hicks
Liverpool will not be forced to sell off key players if the club make an early exit from the Champions League, co-owner Tom Hicks said.[LNB] "None of our star players will be sold, regardless of results," the American told the Sunday Mirror. "The club is doing very well due to rapidly growing commercial revenues.[LNB] "We have significant investor interest and want to make sure that we pick high-quality partners.[LNB] "We are happy with the way things are going financially but we hoped things would be better on the pitch."[LNB] The five-times European champions are in danger of being eliminated from the group stage of the Champions League despite having players such as England's Steven Gerrard and Spain's Fernando Torres.[LNB] They have also lost five of their first 11 games in the Premier League and are seventh in the standings, nine points adrift of leaders Chelsea before Sunday's games.[LNB] Liverpool have been keen to raise fresh cash to help challenge for top honours and fund the construction of a new stadium, as well as finance debt estimated at 245 million pounds.[LNB] (Reporting by Alan Baldwin; Editing by Clare Fallon)
