Investors can put away their wallets for now. The American owner of Liverpool John Henry assured the American press on Monday that the prestigious English football club was not for sale, contrary to what a press release published last November might have suggested.
“I am aware that there has been a lot of talk and assertions about LFC (Liverpool FC), but I’m sticking to the facts: we have only formalized an ongoing process,” said John Henry, chairman of Fenway Sports Group, the company that controls Liverpool, at Boston Sports Journal.
A club valued at 4.45 billion dollars
“Are we going to stay in England forever? No. Are we selling LFC? No. Are we discussing with investors about LFC? Yes. Is something going to happen? I believe it, but it won’t be a sale,” Henry continued. Fenway Sports Group (FSG), whose main shareholder is John Henry, has owned Liverpool since 2010.
Last November, FSG appeared to pave the way for a sale of the Reds in a statement acknowledging that it “often received expressions of interest from third parties wishing to become shareholders of Liverpool (…) FSG has previously said that if the good terms and the right conditions are presented to it, we would consider new shareholders, ”added the text. FSG had paid 340 million euros for Liverpool, then on the verge of bankruptcy. According to the latest ranking of the economic magazine Forbesthe club with nineteen English championship titles and six C1 / Champions League titles is now valued at 4.45 billion dollars.
