Based on monetary knowledgeable Kieran Maguire, the Fenway Sports activities Group’s plans to buy one other soccer group present that they need to keep management of Liverpool FC and plan to solely promote a minor stake for greater than £300 million.
Maguire revealed particulars about what’s going on at FSG behind the scenes in an interview with Soccer Insider.
The Boston-based funding agency went public about their hunt for brand spanking new exterior funding for Liverpool FC final month which many thought meant that they’re placing the membership up on the market.
For the reason that information broke final month, there have been quite a few hyperlinks from a joint Saudi Arabia/Qatar consortium, a German consortium, and one other American investor, all of whom are mentioned to be serious about taking up the membership.
However earlier this month, the Liverpool ECHO famous that it’s now showing extra possible {that a} partial sale could also be within the works.
And in response to Soccer Insider, FSG are nonetheless contemplating a challenge to ‘launch a multi-club community with liverpool on the helm.’
This means, as per Maguire, that the American homeowners don’t intend to unload Liverpool fully and will probably be eager on holding management of the membership. He mentioned:
“That is attention-grabbing.”
“The truth that FSG are contemplating shopping for one other soccer membership is additional proof that they’re prone to retain management of Liverpool.
“Whereas they’re in search of exterior funding within the membership, the phrase on the road is that that is prone to be a ten to fifteen per cent stake.
“This may nonetheless be useful for FSG. They’d possible recuperate their preliminary £300m funding.
“It might additionally enable a brand new funding entity to turn into concerned at Anfield and reap the success of the membership.“
