Liverpool Want To Sell It At A Price Of Rp. 70 Trillion?

JAKARTA - Shocking news came from English Premier League club Liverpool. The team nicknamed the Reds will be sold by the owner, Fenway Sports Group (FSG).

FSG mengaku sering mendapatkan penawaran dari pihak ketiga yang ingin membeli saham klub dari mereka. Namun, belum ada yang bisa memenuhi persyaratan.

"FSG has often received statements of interest from third parties who wish to become shareholders in Liverpool," FSG said in a statement quoted by AFP via Antara, Tuesday, November 8.

"FSG has said before that under appropriate terms and conditions, we will consider new shareholders if it is in Liverpool's best interest as a club."

FSG owned by John w. Henry bought Liverpool from George Gillett and Tom Hicks in 2010. They spent 300 million (around Rp5.39 trillion).

Liverpool then underwent an extraordinary transformation. They signed Jurgen Klopp from Borussia Dortmund as manager of the Reds in 2015 and the decision brought great success to the team.

Liverpool has won a total of eight trophies so far since the acquisition of the Fenway Sports Group, including lifting the English league trophy for the first time in 30 years and winning the Champions League in 2019.

Based on a Forbes report in May 2022, Liverpool currently has a selling value of 3.89 billion (around Rp. 70.2 trillion).

This figure has more than doubled higher than when FSG acquired Liverpool in 2010.