Liverpool owner Henry considering '$2bn bids for club'

Liverpool’s owner John Henry is considering the sale of the club and is willing to entertain offers of around $2 billion.

The reports in the New York Post come despite denials in the summer that Henry was interested in a sale.

While not openly courting a sale, the paper reports that the Boston Red Sox owner is content to listen to bids from potential suitors.

A $2bn sale would represent a 300% profit on the $447 million that Henry spent on Liverpool in 2010. There was a report that Abu Dhabi businessman Sheik Khaled Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, cousin of Manchester City’s owner Sheik Mansour, was rebuffed when he attempted to discuss the purchase of the club in 2017.

Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, football finance lecturer Kieran Maguire thinks that Henry’s holding company, Fenway Sports Group, should retain the club.

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Maguire said: “FSG see a lot more growth in the club.

“In their masterplan, they’ll believe in four to five years Liverpool will be worth closer to £3bn,” he continued.

“The most recent Premier League takeover deal that went through was at Arsenal where Stan Kroenke bought out Alisher Usmanov. That valued Arsenal at around £1.8bn.

“While Arsenal have historically been able to generate more money from matchday revenue as they have a bigger stadium, Liverpool have taken steps to bridge that gap and are by far the more popular with sponsors and commercial partners because they have the history and heritage which appeals to an overseas fanbase.

“If Arsenal are worth £1.8bn then Liverpool are worth at least £2bn. And if they continue to succeed on the field then they could easily add another £500m in the next few years.

“From an FSG point of view, it would be daft to sell for £2bn.”