Liverpool takeover news as ‘formal bid’ claim made amid FSG sale decision

Formal bids for Liverpool ‘are expected next month’ according to reports. The Reds have been up for sale for more than two months as owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) seek new investment.

Plenty of parties have been linked - from the likes of Qatar, India, Saudia Arabia, Dubai and Germany. It is said that FSG prefer a partial rather than a complete sale of the club.

The American group have owned Liverpool since completing a £300 million takeover in 201 and oversaw the club return to the elite of European football.

And now The Telegraph reports that offers are expected to come in February with the auction ‘in full swing’. Manchester United are also up for sale and bids are also set to land next month.

As well as Liverpool, FSG own MLB team the Boston Red Sox and purchased NHL outfit the Pittsburgh Penguins in December 2021.

Th group appear eager to shake up their portfolio. Earlier this week, chairman Tom Werner insisted that they had ‘no plans’ to sell the Red Sox, but it has been suggested that FSG are hoping to create a new NBA franchise in Las Vegas.

The Red Sox have won four World Series under FSG but finished rock bottom of AL East last season and failed to make the play-offs. Meanwhile, star player Xander Bogaerts left during the off-season to join the San Diego Padres.

But during a press conference to announce a new 10-year deal for All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers - worth $313.5 million - Werner stressed that FSG plan to improve the Red Sox rather than part ways.

What’s been said

Werner, who is also Liverpool chairman, said via the Boston Globe: “Absolutely no plans. People should know that not only is our brains into trying to fix the last-place finish but our heart is with our fans.

“I’m 72; John’s [Henry] 72. We have a desire to win many more World Series here. As long as we’re healthy, we’re going to be hopefully improving the stewardship of the Red Sox.”