George Gillett is set to cut his ties with Liverpool, it has
been revealed.
The Daily Mail says Gillett, the Liverpool co-owner, is
ready to cut his ties with the club and follow chief executive Rick
Parry out of Anfield after exploring ways of selling his sporting
assets.
Pierre Boivin, president of Gillett's NHL team, the Montreal
Canadiens, says Gillett has hired four financial firms in Europe,
the United States and Canada to look into the future of his
interests, including his 50 per cent stake at Anfield.
Gillett has endured a stormy relationship with fellow owner Tom
Hicks in their two years together and further alienated him by
siding with Parry when the outspoken Texan launched a fierce attack
on Liverpool's outgoing chief executive.
Boivin said: "The process has been started but we're only at the
beginning. We're not hiding it. We're going through a very
difficult economic period."