Jamie Carragher hails FSG for "great work at Liverpool" amid club sale
It was reported yesterday that after more than 10 years of reign, FSG is inviting offers for potential new owners of Liverpool. Although Liverpool's former defender claims he's surprised by the club's owners' decision, his colleague Neville believes it makes sense.
After taking control of the club in 2010, it seems that
Fenway Sports Groupnow wants to sell the club and is looking for potential buyers. The group is being assisted by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in their potential sale.
After winning Premier League and Champions League titles during their reign as the Liverpool owners, the former
Liverpooldefender is shocked by the owner's decision to sell the club. He told
Sky Sports:<em>
"I am surprised.
"How strong it is in terms of selling fully or trying to bring money into the club, I'm not sure.
"I just thought that with so many American owners coming into the league, I thought there was a power play in some ways where they could see something in the future given what we've seen in American sports, so I thought the owners would be here for a while.
"Maybe they woke up on Monday morning and read about how much Manchester City have made commercially and thought, 'you can't stop it, can you?!'"
continued to hail the Americans for their work with the Reds, adding:
"I think FSG have done a great job at the club, and I don't think they've ever proclaimed to have the funds of Manchester United, Chelsea or Manchester City.
"They were the owners who brought the title back, the owners who brought Jurgen Klopp, the stadium has been transformed, the training ground has been transformed. They've almost been a model for clubs like Arsenal.
"Will the club ever be valued as highly as it is right now again? With Klopp as the manager and the team having been so successful over the last few years? Maybe there's something in that."
Meanwhile, the former
Manchester Unitedright-back believes the timing of selling the club makes total sense. Gary Neville added:
"I think the Liverpool sale makes sense.
"FSG haven't got the money to compete with the other top teams in the league, they've already developed the stadium, they've got Jurgen Klopp, and it's now a case of for how long is he going to be around for? Two or three years?
"They certainly can't compete financially with some of the other clubs in the league, so I don't think it's as big a surprise when you look at some of the evidence."
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