🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool have been put up for sale by Fenway Sports Group. Sale deck has been produced for interested parties. Goldman Sachs + Morgan Stanley assisting evaluation process. Unclear if deal gets done but FSG inviting offers @TheAthleticFC #LFC https://t.co/hdmPKeb1ec— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) November 7, 2022
before we all lose our shit .... details matter ... “FSG has frequently received expressions of interest from third parties seeking to become shareholders in Liverpool. FSG has said before that under the right terms and conditions we would consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club. FSG remains fully committed to the success of Liverpool, both on and off the pitch.”
As long as they sell to the right rich guy/group. One who will have the best interest of the club at heart.
Well I did hear that Michelob were looking to invest big time since the recent upsurge of Ultra sales at Anfield. Could be them.
Seriously this makes a lot of sense given the recent / current situation. FSG has realized how additional player investment is needed and they have not to this point been willing to really ante up.
I'm hoping it's a way to get a sizeable cash infusion that will buy us our next-gen midfield, and not the first step in FSG walking away. they are not perfect by any means but when you look at MC, MU, Newcy, Chelsea .... we are very very lucky to have FSG.
Yup i really don't want to see FSG lose control - they have by many measures been exemplary owners. Plus, they don't sponsor state terrorism But their financial model really limits us against the Oil Citys and Newcamels of the world.
Fenway Sports Group are believed to be open to the full sale of Liverpool FC as they ramp up their efforts of attracting major new investment to the club. FSG statement as Liverpool 'put up for sale' - Liverpool Echo Three top candidates to buy Liverpool as owners FSG put Anfield club up for sale - Mirror Online This factoid pleases me: The American group purchased the club from Tom Hicks and George Gillett in October 2010 for £300m but influential American business publication Forbes now suggests the club are worth £3.6billion.
I can't see them taking a huge 1B minority investment. They're going to spend 1B on players the next several years? And we're then going to go back to this ticky tack bean counting?
Yes, absolutely love that, love it (Keegan style almost). Another interesting factoid in this realm: Who remembers “blow me f.uckface”? Tom Hicks Jr. Who just happens to be the co-chair of the RNC these days along with Ronna McDaniel (don’t say Romney).
FSG will make a significant profit on their investment, but Liverpool's valuation is less than the price Roman Abramovich sold Chelsea for earlier this year. (Star) British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is among those who could purchase Liverpool. (Liverpool Echo)
I’m wondering how much of this is a non-explicit admission that FSG alone can’t keep up with the oil money of City (and Newcastle), and that to be serious players for the Bellinghams and Mbappés of this world, they need a cash infusion? I believe LFC is well on track for record operating profits, but with infrastructure requirements - stands, training centre, etc. - and team improvement requirements they can’t really fund both? There are only so many Salah/Fabinho/Robertson-type bargains out there and that to be a consistent contender, you must also fish in the VVD, Alisson and Nunez waters?
Putting my conspiracy theory hat on, did the players know about the possibility of LFC being sold and did that impact their stability and performance on the pitch? Surely, Klopp and some of the senior players must have been made aware or heard of the possibility of the club or some of its shares being sold. We can file this in the box of excuses for the end-of-the-season review.