Fenway Sports Group will reportedly demand at least £3billion to part ways with Liverpool.
The American owners of the Reds appear to be willing to sell the club after releasing a statement on Monday. The statement confirmed that FSG are open to major investment into the club, which led to increased speculation that they have “put Liverpool up for sale”.
FSG have owned the club for 12 years, after completing a £300million takeover from Tom Hicks and George Gillett in October 2010. Influential American finance outlet Forbes currently value the club in the region of £3.5billion.
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However, a fresh report from The Times has provided an update on the whole process. Citing sources from US banks, it has been claimed that FSG would listen to offers of around £3bn for the sale of the club.
The article states that US banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, who are assisting in the process, have declined to comment on the situation. But the report does go on to outline the view of potential bidders.
Sources cited in the article have claimed that their understanding in that Liverpool is for sale. One source, which is a senior figure from a consortium that tabled an offer for Chelsea, went into detail about the proposed sale.
“We are being guided that any offer has to be more than £3billion,” the source told The Times.
Chelsea were sold to Todd Boehly in a deal worth £2.5bn plus a further £1.75bn in guaranteed further investment.
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