Stephen Pagliuca, the co-owner of NBA side Boston Celtics and Serie A outfit Atalanta, has emerged as the ‘new favourite’ to become the owner of Liverpool.
Current Reds owners FSG announced on Monday that they were willing to listen to investment offers and according to a report by the Daily Star (via TEAMTALK), the American’s group, Bain Capital, are now leading the way.
The company are believed to be worth in the region of a whopping £119bn whilst Manchester City’s owner Sheikh Mansour is worth around £17bn.
The report also claims that John Henry knows Pagliuca well which could make negotiations slightly easier.
The 67-year-old was rumoured to be interested in taking over Chelsea before fellow American Todd Boehly completed a deal to replace Roman Abramovich in May.
In August, however, former Burger King director Pagliuca was quoted by the Liverpool Echo saying: “What you learn in this business is worry or remorse doesn’t do anything.
“You’ve just got to wake up the next day and, you know, refocus. I told my partners and investors we would pay a premium but it would be a fiscally responsible premium.”
This is certainly an uncertain time for the fanbase at the moment.
FSG may have divided opinion since taking over the club back in 2010, but there’s no denying that they’ve helped transform the club both on and off the pitch.
The statement released by our current owners didn’t suggest that they were willing to part fully with the club, however, instead suggesting that they’re eager to welcome further investment from other parties.
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Just want someone who would uphold the values of the club.
That will be the highest bidder with loads of promises!
When two people have that much money, does it really matter who has most?
“Just want someone who would uphold the values of the club.”
Which values might they be, attacking away teams with bottles and flares or throwing coins at away managers?
Certainly not obscene chanting regarding people dying,which appears to be the main focus of other teams. They spend more time chanting about Liverpool than they do for their own team, strange isn’t it?
Tarring all supporters with the same brush?
City’s owner is his own personal wealth were as yours is a group of investers all of which need to be in agreement with all the decisions.
So he’s not worth 119bn, his company is. Co pletelt different things!!
Have a look at city fans on new tube attacking United coaches at Wembley, every time we go to city we are pelted with things from the home end , you talk as if you are angels ,there are a lot more arrests at city than anfield yet you somehow think you have a moral high ground ,you haven’t, city are a small club with a lottery win ,you will never be respected like a Liverpool or United
Don’t want be second to city anymore get Klopp the money and players he needs half team needs changing fsg will not do that so change is needed ynwa
Behave Keyplan – or are you the Paris police in disguise?
Wow seriously let’s not forget why some people threw coins and their bus getting smashed up on leaving Anfield, did it have something to do with the vile graffiti put all over Anfield by the dirty blue noses, or was it the chants of your families deserved to die at Hillsborough?
If I told you your mum, dad etc deserved to die, would you just accept it like a shit bag manc would?
Or would you also take matters into your own hands.
Next time you try taking the piss out of scousers family, remember we stand up for the living and the dead in our families, don’t like it, then keep your bull shit chants to yourself or suffer the consequences… simple as that bitches
Well said Lee , respect is earned , from the top to the bottom of Liverpool Fc you see that respect,
The song we choice to sing tells you everything you need to know about our beautiful Club
No one will be let walk alone , its what the club was built on, each and ever supporter of the club knows that to be a true red we don’t just support a team we support a family ❤️
YNWA
Amen, brother!
So its be an also ran or join the sharks thats it ,
Lee Ratcliffe
That quote is so true …Love it 😀
Yeah right. Because no other club has idiots. Oh yeah and its ALL Liverpool fans right? Every single one of the multimillion fans around the world who are guilty right?. Football fans behaviours is not one of your stronger subjects is it?…..But hate might be..