Williams, formerly signed to the UK major, is currently out of contract, but speaking exclusively to Music Week earlier today, Clark said the team would treat EMI the same as any other potential bidder, despite the company being taken over by Citigroup on Tuesday.

"We are not discounting a new deal with EMI and we will be looking at them in the same way we will every other record company," he said, adding that Citi's takeover of EMI has put ...