'It's a fantastic deal for FSG' - Merseyside Insider reacts to Jeff Bezos to Liverpool takeover latest
Fenway Sports Group are being "very clever" by potentially allowing external investment to come into Liverpool in the coming weeks.
That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes "there's no doubt" that the proposed investors are a "serious group."
FSG are currently in talks over a sale of a significant minority stake in the club to a consortium headed by Amit Bhatia and backed by the Mittal family.
Wyness believes that a sale would be a "fantastic deal" for FSG, as it would still allow them to "maintain control" over the running of the club.
The Mittal family are reportedly worth a combined £26billion, according to Forbes, while Bhatia has also approached Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos over joining the consortium.
However, FSG will not give up their majority stake in the Reds, with talks ongoing over a possible sale of 30 per cent of the club.
FSG 'taking profit' out of Liverpool
Everton’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that FSG are being clever by "taking more profit" out of Liverpool.
The American group bought the Merseyside outfit for just £300million back in 2010, and are now about to net a huge profit, while maintaining all their control.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider's Inside Track podcast, Wyness explained why it is a "fantastic" deal for John Henry and Co.
"Bhatia has got access to family and financial wealth, but putting together a syndicate with names like Jeff Bezos, there's no doubt it's a serious group, and the fact that Fenway Sports have acknowledged they've been in discussions also means it's totally credible," he said.
"Fenway are being very clever here. Basically what they're doing is, if you remember, they only bought Liverpool for £300m. I think they've already had their money back.
"Now they're taking more of their profit out already, yet still maintaining control. So it's a fantastic deal for Fenway. They're very clever, but they're also getting in bed here with really deep-pocket partners. And Fenway have got some big visions.
"They're very clever in the way they structure this, and they really are a sporting powerhouse right now."
Stumbling block revealed for Liverpool investment deal
Wyness previously told Football Insider on Tuesday that FSG may try to negotiate the consortium down to buying 20 per cent of Liverpool.
The Scottish businessman believes that they would be more comfortable with that figure, potentially with the chance for Bhatia and Co. to increase their stake over time.
He outlined that the deal may also come with a "right of first refusal" for the incoming party if FSG ever decide that they want to sell the club in full.
Wyness indicated that this could potentially provide a slight stumbling block, but he does not expect the slight difference in needs to block the deal.