FSG ‘fully committed’ to Liverpool amid reports of club being put up for sale | Liverpool

Fenway Sports Group says it remains “fully committed to the success” of Liverpool amid claims the club has been put up for sale.

According to a story published by the Athletic, the American-based owners had produced a “sales deck”, which are used as part of presentations, and investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were assisting the evaluation process. However, while FSG admits it is open to accepting new shareholders, it has not gone as far as to say the Premier League club as a whole is on the market.

“There have been a number of recent changes of ownership and rumours of changes in ownership at EPL clubs and inevitably we are asked regularly about Fenway Sports Group’s ownership in Liverpool,” said a statement. “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.”

FSG, then New England Sports Ventures, purchased Liverpool for £300m in 2010, completing their purchase after the dysfunctional management of predecessors Tom Hicks and George Gillett had left the club on the brink of administration.

The owners sold a $735m (£533m) stake in the club to RedBird Capital Partners, a private investment firm, last year as they sought investment to cushion the financial impact of the pandemic, which is understood to have cost Liverpool £120m in lost revenue over a 12-month period.

Forbes now value the club at around £3.5bn, and a weak pound currently makes the Premier League club more attractive to overseas investors.

Under FSG and its principal owner, John W Henry, Liverpool have won practically every trophy available, most notably the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020. There have been a number of controversies, however, most notable the attempt to enter the European Super League in 2021, for which Henry subsequently apologised.