The decision of Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group to open themselves up to offers for the football club has dominated the sporting agenda over the past 48 hours.
The Reds' US owners, who acquired the club in 2010 for £300m and transformed them from the near ruinous regime of Tom Hicks and George Gillett into a Premier League and Champions League winning side that sits in the highest echelon of European football with a valuation of £3.5bn, are now exploring a potential exit.
FSG, who engaged American banking giants Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs more than a year ago to try and find some minority investment, have kicked the door ajar to a potential full offer, although it is understood that it is exploratory at this stage.
