 put Liverpool up for sale, with Dubai International Capital among the contenders to take overPep Lijnders discusses Liverpool's ownership situation Investors in Dubai are weighing up purchasing Liverpool for $5billion (£4.3bn) after Fenway Sports Group (FSG) put the club up for sale, according to reports in the Middle East. FSG are willing to offload the Reds after 12 years of ownership and released a statement on Monday confirming it "would consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club". Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are assisting with the process as offers are invited. Liverpool were valued at over £3.5bn by Forbes in May this year, nearly 12 times the amount FSG purchased the club for in 2010. The American sports investment company has set a £4billion asking price to part ways with the club, so it will take a hugely-rich individual, consortium or state to take over the Reds. The prospect of Middle Eastern investors buying the Anfield side appears one of the more likely options due to the wealth of the Gulf states. In an eye-catching update on Tuesday, Arabian Business reported that Dubai International Capital (DIC) 'could be eyeing' purchasing Liverpool. It would not be the first time DIC has attempted to take over on Merseyside, as it failed with a $360million (£312m) bid back in 2007. Sameer Al Ansari, the founding chairman of Dubai's sovereign wealth fund, opened up about the offer during an interview with Arabian Business in 2014 and claimed there was a hold-up due to him being a Liverpool fan. "We would have been the first to do it [a takeover] out of this region," Al Ansari said. "As soon as they [Liverpool] won the Champions League in 2005, we got serious about due diligence in 2006 and almost signed in January 2007. Would you be happy for Liverpool to be owned by Dubai-based investors? Have your say in the comments! Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid A){kind=link}
Interested parties are beginning to circle after Fenway Sports Group (FSG) put Liverpool up for sale, with Dubai International Capital among the contenders to take over
Investors in Dubai are weighing up purchasing Liverpool for $5billion (£4.3bn) after Fenway Sports Group (FSG) put the club up for sale, according to reports in the Middle East.
FSG are willing to offload the Reds after 12 years of ownership and released a statement on Monday confirming it “would consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club”. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are assisting with the process as offers are invited.
Liverpool were valued at over £3.5bn by Forbes in May this year, nearly 12 times the amount FSG purchased the club for in 2010. The American sports investment company has set a £4billion asking price to part ways with the club, so it will take a hugely-rich individual, consortium or state to take over the Reds.
The prospect of Middle Eastern investors buying the Anfield side appears one of the more likely options due to the wealth of the Gulf states. In an eye-catching update on Tuesday, Arabian Business reported that Dubai International Capital (DIC) ‘could be eyeing’ purchasing Liverpool.