£3bn Liverpool offer rejected already but insane sale scenario may now materialise

April 2021 has proven to be one of the defining months of FSG’s reign. Liverpool were fighting hard for a top-four finish on the field but a much bigger battle was taking place off it. John Henry, the club’s principal owner, was instrumental in the launch of the Super League, which would have changed the landscape of European football forever.

Earlier that month, FSG had rejected a £3bn offer from the Middle East to buy the club, perhaps in the belief that the forthcoming Super League would create a dream scenario (via the ECHO). However, the plans unravelled in spectacular fashion, with Liverpool forced to withdraw and issue an apology amid a unanimous backlash from supporters that saw protests held outside Anfield.

Just over 18 months on, the failure of the Super League has been cited as a key factor in FSG’s decision to put the club up for sale (Daily Mail via Sky Sports). It seems that the owners believed that the competition was the only way that they could compete with state-owned clubs like Manchester City in the long run.

Still, even though they misread the situation entirely last year, they won’t regret turning down the £3bn offer.

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Worth £4bn

That’s because the club could now be worth £3.5bn-£4bn, according to the ECHO’s Business of Football Writer Dave Powell. The potential takeover could well be the most expensive in sports history, surpassing Todd Boehly’s Chelsea deal earlier this year. Reds chairman Tom Werner said in 2021 that an ‘insane’ amount of money would be required to take the club off FSG’s hands, and they might just be about to receive it.

It’s also tempting to wonder whether the prospective buyer who was turned away in 2021 might now see the opportunity to return to the table with a bigger bid. Liverpool might not have hit their competitive heights in 2022/23, but they surely remain one of the most appealing assets in the sporting world right now.