Finance guru: Liverpool livid amid takeover ‘nightmare’ – ‘FSG don’t want you to know about this’
Fenway Sports Group would much rather conduct the sale of Liverpool away from the public eye.
That is the view of finance expert Doctor Dan Plumley, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the latest details emerging from behind the scenes at Anfield.
FSG announced on 7 November that they were willing to divest their shares in the Merseysiders, 12 years after they first bought into the club.
The Liverpool ECHO reported last Wednesday (23 November) that many high-ranking Liverpool officials were blindsided by the announcement.
It is claimed that FSG were exploring the possibility of a sale privately but were forced to go public once The Athletic reported the news.
Plumley insists that the Boston-based investment group will be livid that they can no longer conduct the sale process entirely behind closed doors.
“It’s a nightmare for Liverpool, the very last thing they want,” the Sheffield Hallam University expert told Football Insider’s Adam Williams.
“When you’re conducting a takeover of this size, you want as few people knowing about it as possible. Since the story broke, people have stopped talking about it, and that complicates matters.
“If you’re an investor, keeping as much as that behind closed doors is exactly what you want. I think the same goes for those who want to sell the club.
“So, this has certainly complicated matters and it’s not ideal for FSG. They would much rather have the privacy to do this away from the public eye.”
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