No cash: John W Henry (right) told Liverpool fans he has run out of cash (Picture: Daily Mail)

Liverpool owner John W Henry’s Twitter account has caused a social media storm after he apparently gave a rather direct response to a fan who asked him to sign Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder.

The fan tweeted the Reds owner asking him to make a bid for midfielder Sneijder, explaining what an important asset he could be for the Anfield club.

They wrote: ‘If possible please make a bid for Wesley Sneijder to bring him to LFC family. He’s quality and wants to come.’

A fair request – nothing outrageous – but the response was less then courteous, with Henry – or someone purporting to be him – appearing to respond: ‘Im broke.’




The tweet was deleted soon after – suggesting it was either a mistake, misjudged humour, or his account was hacked, the latter seeming the most likely, given that the last of Henry’s tweets to remain live was back in July last year.

Evidence: The fan grabbed a screenshot of the tweet before it was deleted (Picture: Chris Haire)

Turkish club Galatasaray are believed to have made a £5million offer for the Inter player, but it is said the Dutch star is waiting for an English club or another of Europe’s leading lights to pay the wages his agent is holding out for.

If the tweets are to be believed, that big club is not going to be Liverpool.