Another potential ‘candidate’ to complete a takeover of Liverpool is reportedly not in the running.
Monday saw Fenway Sports Group release a statement confirming they are open to major investment into the club. This has led to increased speculation that they have “put Liverpool up for sale”.
FSG have owned the club for 12 years, after completing a £300million takeover from Tom Hicks and George Gillett in October 2010. Influential American finance outlet Forbes currently value the club in the region of £3.5billion.
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Ever since the statement was released from FSG, speculation has been swirling as to whether a formal takeover will be completed. Rumours of potential buyers have stretched from the Middle East to British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Ratcliffe has since released a statement confirming that he will not be putting in a bid to buy Liverpool. And now a fresh report has suggested another potential buyer is off the table.
The Telegraph journalist Matt Law has reported that the Ricketts family, who own the Chicago Cubs baseball team, will not be bidding to buy Liverpool. The American group were among the shortlist of bidders to buy Chelsea in the summer, before Todd Boehly emerged as the preferred bidder.
Forbes currently value the Ricketts family at around £3.9bn, while the same publication values Liverpool principal owner John W. Henry at approximately £3.4bn.
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