A Kuwaiti investment consortium says negotiations to buy Liverpool are 'going really badly' because current co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks are asking for too much money.
The American duo - who have experienced a difficult time at Anfield since arriving in February 2007 - are thought to want in the region of £500million for the Premier League outfit.
And a spokesman for the Kuwait-based consortium claims that talks have suffered due to the demands of Hicks and Gillett.
Abdulla Al-Sager, one of the possible investors in the consortium headed by Kuwait's Al-Kharafi family, told Bloomberg: "Things are going really badly, because they are asking for too much.
"I don't think anything will happen unless we get a better price."
The news could now spark a summer bidding war for the Reds as Gillett and Hicks will be forced to see if they can refinance Liverpool's £300m debts in July.
Any possible close-season sale could be completed at a knock-down price, if the Americans are unable to agree a deal to restructure their debts.
Liverpool have also been in talks about a sale with another investment group in the Middle East and one in the United States.
It is understood Hicks would ideally like to find an investment partner to buy Gillett's stake and allow him to remain in control.
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