Liverpool Owners Deny Rumours of Potential Sale to Chinese Investors

Liverpool’s owners have dismissed speculation that the Premier League club will be sold to a group of Chinese investors after rumours of an £800 million bid emerged on Sunday. 

Jonathan Northcroft of the Times reported the state-backed group China Everbright launched an £800 million takeover bid, but Fenway Sports Group chairman Tom Werner told the Liverpool Echo’s James Pearce the club is “not for sale.”

According to Northcroft, China Everbright is interested in gaining a stakehold in the Reds as part of a potential deal that could make them “the richest club in the Premier League.”

Dan Gibbs of the Daily Express cited the Liverpool Echo and provided quotes from Werner, who defined FSG’s stance on selling their stake in the club:

We’ve said it before and I’d like to say it again: this club is not for sale. I’d say that from time to time somebody says they have made an offer to us but they …

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