John Henry, owner of prestigious Liverpool in the English professional football Premier League (EPL), directly dismissed rumors of a sale.메이저사이트
Henry, the founder and major shareholder of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the owner of Liverpool, said in an interview with the Boston Sports Journal on the 20th (local time) that he had no intention of selling at all.
Henry said: “Are we going to be in England forever? Not really. So are you going to sell Liverpool? Not that. If so, are you discussing (another way) with Liverpool investors? Exactly.”
“I know there has been a lot of speculation and rumors surrounding Liverpool, but the truth here is that we have simply formulated the process we are going through.”
“What’s going to happen anyway? I think so, but that’s not a sale,” he said. “Have we sold anything in the last 20 years?”
Previously, in November of last year, The Athletic reported that FSG had put Liverpool up for sale, and that Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were helping in the process, and a number of media reports poured in, and the ‘sale rumor’ began.
At the time, FSG also sparked fire by making a statement in a statement, saying, “We have previously stated that we would consider a new shareholder if the club were in the best interests of the club under appropriate conditions.”
Judging from the statement of the owner who evolved directly, it is estimated that FSG, which has ruled out the possibility of a ‘complete sale’, is internally discussing various transaction methods, such as offering some of its shares to investors.
FSG acquired Liverpool in 2010 for 300 million pounds (approximately 467.8 billion won) and has owned it for over 12 years, and NBA superstar LeBron James has also owned 2% of Liverpool since 2011. there is.
With their new owners, Liverpool have done well in England and Europe.
Liverpool, who appointed manager Jurgen Klopp in 2015, reached the top of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) in the 2018-2019 season.
In the 2019-2020 season, he won the EPL for the first time in 30 years, and in the 2021-2022 season, he won the FA Cup and League Cup (Carabao Cup).
This season, in 22 regular league games, they have 10 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, and are in 8th place.