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– Liverpool owner John Henry says he is not selling the Premier League club, but does expect some investment.
– Henry’s Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought Liverpool in 2010, said in November it “would consider new shareholders” in the Reds.
– FSG chairman Tom Werner later said the club’s owners were “exploring a sale” but could continue their “stewardship for quite a while”.
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– “Are we selling LFC? No,” Henry told the Boston Sports Journal.
– “Are talking with investors about LFC? Yes. Will something happen there? I believe so, but it won’t be a sale.”
– The American was speaking in a question-and-answer session conducted over email.
– FSG has been open to investment in Liverpool for several years, and has recently engaged Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs in that process.
– “I know there has been a lot of conversation and quotes about LFC, but I keep to the facts: we merely formalised an ongoing process,” said Henry.
– His comments were published prior to Liverpool facing Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at Anfield on Tuesday.
– The Reds go into the game eighth in the Premier League having won their past two matches.
– FSG bought Liverpool in a £300m deal following the controversial tenure of former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
– American basketball star LeBron James has been a part-owner of Liverpool since 2011 and has a 2% stake which cost him £4.7m.
– He has since become a minor partner in FSG, which also owns baseball side Boston Red Sox.
– In March 2021, RedBird Capital Partners, a private investment firm, bought a stake in FSGexternal-link for about $735m (£533m).
