Liverpool hope to boost their plans to build a 60,000-seat stadium by bringing in new investors before the end of the season.

With plans to move to a new stadium in Stanley Park currently on hold, the Anfield club have begun the search for new funding to bring them back on track.

The club's managing director, Christian Purslow, has revealed there are a number of interested parties keen on investing in Liverpool and that the club need a cash injection or they will be forced to remain at Anfield.

"When I arrived we agreed with the owners that we had to look for new investors," Purslow told Spanish newspaper AS.

"There are interested parties and I would like to get it sorted out before the end of this season. Without investment there won't be a new stadium."

But if they do not find new investment Liverpool will look to try to compete with their rivals by remaining at Anfield.

He added: "That's plan B: run the club in the most responsible way possible.

"We are generating a healthy profit and meeting our obligations, while remaining competitive in the transfer market and with the wages we are paying."

Purslow is also confident the Reds will finish in the top four and that star players such as Fernando Torresand Steven Gerrardwill not need to be sold if Liverpool fail to reach next season's UEFA Champion League.

"We will be in the Champions League, for sure. We are not a selling club," noted Purslow.

Rafa back-up

Purslow also dismissed continued speculation linking manager Rafa Benitez with a move to Juventus in the summer, claiming the Spaniard is part of a long-term strategy at Anfield.

Purslow said: "We have not considered, nor are we going to consider, a future without Benitez.

"The plan calls for five years of stability in the coaching staff and the (playing) staff.

"It is normal that big clubs are interested in Rafa. The coach himself has denied (the rumours linking him to Juventus)."

(lu sur Sky Sports)