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Liverpool owner John Henry with his wife Linda Pizzuti (2019)
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According to a media report, the sale of Liverpool FC to a new owner has become possible.
As the portal "The Athletic" reported, the US Fenway Sports Group (FSG), as the current owner of the Premier League club coached by Jürgen Klopp, has created a full sales prospectus for potential buyers.
However, it is uncertain whether the Reds will actually be sold, despite the announcement.
The group, which also owns the Boston Red Sox baseball team, has "frequently received expressions of interest from third parties wishing to become shareholders in Liverpool," FSG said in a statement to The Athletic.
It has previously been said that "under the right conditions we would consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club".
For the time being, however, they want to be fully committed to the success of Liverpool FC: "Both on and off the pitch."
Takeovers are not uncommon in the Premier League.
Only this year did a US consortium buy Chelsea FC after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who was on the sanctions list, had to sell the club.
Fenway wanted the Super League
FSG bought the traditional English club in October 2010.
Jürgen Klopp has been a coach at Anfield since 2015.
The 55-year-old led Liverpool to a Champions League win in 2019 and a Premier League title in 2020, among others.
The commitment of the FSG is not undisputed.
For example, the Americans got involved in the introduction of the European Super League last year.
Many fans then protested violently.
John Henry, owner of FSG, therefore apologized and moved away from the Super League idea.
However, that wasn't enough for everyone.
Liverpool's ex-player Jamie Carragher was already demanding that the owners go out.
'I no longer see a future for FSG as the owner of Liverpool FC.
Not after everything that happened,” he said on the Sky TV channel.
It is unclear how much money a possible sale of Liverpool FC would bring in.
The US business magazine »Forbes« estimates the club at 4.45 billion US dollars, which is the fourth highest value among all football clubs.
At the top of the ranking is Real Madrid with a value of 5.1 billion dollars.
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