Former Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton has predicted that both the Reds and Manchester United will sell for less than expected in the coming months.
Fenway Sports Group, the owners of Liverpool, announced that they were seeking outside investment just a fortnight before the Glazer family revealed that they were effectively putting Manchester United on the market late last year.
And although it remains to be seen if FSG are planning to sell a shareholding in the club rather than their whole stake, both clubs are believed to have asking prices in excess of £4billion.