Next Liverpool FC Owner Odds: LeBron a Serious Candidate?
Liverpool are up for sale. The club's owners Fenway Sports Group are considering new shareholders. Liverpool are worth around £4.36 billion. John Henry bought the club in 2010. The fan base was worried about the American owners taking money out of the team and reinvesting in the game.
Next Liverpool FC Owner Odds is a hypothetical market for entertainment purposes only.
Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in the world and earn a lot of money from Premier League and Champions League TV rights. However, they have to spend wisely and have made some mistakes in their transfer market. FSG is seeking wider investment. European Super League idea was a PR disaster.
Whoever takes on stewardship of Liverpool will have to get working fast. Bookmakers have drawn up a list of the latest potential owners.
Jim Ratcliffe is a billionaire who likes football. He was interested in buying Manchester United earlier this year.
Sir Martin Broughton is an airlines billionaire who helped sell Liverpool to FSG 12 years ago. He wanted to buy Chelsea over the summer.
Centricus co-founder Nizam Al-Bassam and CEO Garth Ritchie missed out on Chelsea in the summer. Al Bassam/Ritchie Group has run property development in past. Liverpool could be interested in buying them.
Stephen Pagliuca Group is interested in buying Liverpool. The American private equity firm has been sniffing around the Premier League for some years. Boston Celtic owners Stephen Pagluca want to buy Liverpool from FSG.
Saudi Media Group is a serious contender to buy Liverpool FC. Saudi Media has plenty of money and could join Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in muscling in on the Premier League.
Woody Johnson was disappointed to be rejected by Chelsea FC. He is interested in buying another EPL team.
LeBron James owns a small stake in Liverpool. He bought 2% of the club for £4.7m in 2011 and supposedly cashed in this year for a cool £38.8m. LeBron still owns part of FSG.
Jeff Bezos is interested in buying the Washington Commanders NFL team. Boehly is also interested. Jeff Bezos has odds of +5000.
