If even FT are reporting then it’s a given that some part of the club is for sale.
They won’t all go off one journalist, whatever your point of view you come from it’s change.
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the official statement from FSG…
The statement reads: "There have been a number of recent changes of ownership and rumors of changes in ownership at EPL clubs and inevitably we are asked regularly about Fenway Sports Group’s ownership in Liverpool.
"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.”
this doesn’t read like a sale. it reads like a similar situation to Redbird’s 10% ownership in FSG…
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Posted that twice in the owners thread but no-one cares about the facts.
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Why put a statement out at all?
The Story seemed to flow from the statement and addition information. So I ask why did they put it out. If Ormstein and Athletic were to post it would be a minor ripple.
Maybe with Mo and Sadio bringing the spotlight to LFC…
an African Company might take an interest
I can’t remember who posted on either one of the two open threads about this, but I think Ornstein may just have caught wind of us hiring the investment banks to put together a sale of some stake, and then posed a question about it to FSG, which would then logically prompt them to put such a statement out.
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Possibly but I don’t think the likes of FT would touch it if none of their contacts had mentioned it.
Irony is we might actually be quite well down the road on it.
As long as it doesn’t come with limitations on spending in Jan (beyond the limitations already) and the a competent owner who cares for the business at least is found who doesn’t gain all their wealth from the fact they are part of the royal family of that country I’ll be content.
Again, it doesn’t have to be a sale of the club in its entirety, just a sale of a stake in the club. The FT article excerpt posted by @RedArmada speculates that it might be a sale of the whole club, presumably based on their source saying that FSG was approached by a potential buyer.
It does not necessarily preclude that it might just be a minority stake that would be sold, nor would it necessarily mean that they won’t just sell up entirely.
My interpretation of the FT excerpt is that FSG were approached by the potential buyer, and hence retained the banks to advise on the options.
I think there’s a lot less clarity on the situation than the definitive ways in which some people are phrasing their speculations would suggest.
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I don’t think they will fully sell to be honest. It really wouldn’t surprise me if Red Bird are more interested in owning some of the club directly. I think the statement in my mind says more than you’d think but that’s only a personal view point.
In the past it’s appeared investment into FSG, this seems more directly related to the club. Personally it seems to suggest that we need funds to compete I suppose in some ways they at least get some of the issues involved.
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for public clarity of the situation? when the media misconstrue something like this, is best to nip that bullshit in the bud.
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Ironically it quite clearly backfired…
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did it though?
I spoke too loosely perhaps. With some people it didn’t backfire, and that they read it as FSG has always been open to outside investment.
But with many others, it has only served as the fuel for more discussion, since it is a statement that could well confirm many biases.
All the little twitter dweebs spaffing over “Arab money” are infuriating today.
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They don’t say the club is not for sale or that they will remain principle stake holders…
I think that a common consensus amongst 99.9% of people is that everything has a price
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Personal hunch I think they are partly looking to sell some of the club, minority or majority but remain somewhat with a stake.
That’s what I get from it all. To me I wouldn’t be too bothered if that was the case if it arrives with investment.
We desperately need the latter mind, I was looking at the transfers we were making in the mid part of the last decade, it’s just not possible to make those anymore.
Let’s face it in 2015 two good strikers would have cost what Nunez costs now.
So investment without turmoil would be the hope and I assume there are people JWH would work with on this.
But let’s see, my focus is on the pitch so I want to see a fresh face at least in January.
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Headline brings a smile on his face. 
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And yet some would disagree. But only on principle, not when somebody offers them £200b to sleep with Trump.
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)
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