We’ll give you a 60,000 Anfield stadium - Boston’s pledge to Liverpool FC

Anfield 300* More on the LFC takeover hereBANKS are primed and ready to fund a new Liverpool stadium in Anfield - but only when the debt is cleared from the club.A number of financial institutions have already expressed firm interest in backing a new home for the Reds, the ECHO understands, on the condition Hicks and Gillett leave and the heavy debt is wiped out.The revelation comes as Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton confirmed the New England Sports Venture (NEVS) company had pledged to build a 60,000-plus stadium for the club. The Boston conglomerate are yet to decide if a new ground will be erected in Stanley Park or the current Anfield redeveloped.There were hints that revamping the existing ground may be favoured, but no firm decision has been reached.Dialogue between Liverpool and Boston has revealed how they are set to rank financing new player recruits over developing a stadium, although giving the club a new modern home will run a close second.Senior Liverpol Town Hall figures believe up to 80 potential buyers were approached by Martin Broughton in his hunt for suitable Anfield custodians, a process described by the Reds chairman himself as 'exhaustive.'Broughton said: 'We haven't had direct conversations with councillors, but we are willing to do that as a matter of urgency.'We will fund it with a sensible and normal level of debt and equity.'There's definitely a commitment to invest in a stadium and we will finish up with a 60,000-plus seater stadium.

Source: Liverpool_Echo