Richard Keys believes that Fenway Sports Group have not put Liverpool up for sale - but the pundit's point may have already been proven wrong by Reds chairman Tom Werner.
Earlier this month, FSG released a statement confirming they were open to further external investment, with reports that the American group have retained two major US banks in Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to explore any appetite for a potential sale.
The fallout from the news has seen several names and consortiums from around the globe linked with a potential takeover of Liverpool, the latest of which was Crystal Palace shareholders David Blitzer and Josh Harris - see the latest on the sale and look back at previous key information here.
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But Keys, speaking on the Keys & Gray podcast earlier this week, shared his thoughts on the situation at Anfield.
"My reading of what I have heard is that FSG has not put Liverpool up for sale," he said "Not. Liverpool’s owners have been looking for investment, which is an entirely different thing. That is my reading of it.
“I don’t think FSG are bailing at all. But I do believe they are looking around, which explains why [Jurgen] Klopp said what he said recently about competing with clubs owned by nation states, that it’s impossible for them to do so. Everybody has written they are for sale, I don’t think they are.”
That theory already looks in doubt, however, with Reds chairman Werner confirming that FSG are looking for a full sale of the club.
Werner admitted that there is 'no urgency' in offloading the club and that the American group could remain on charge for 'quite a while', but his comments are a landmark moment as the first time someone inside the club has confirmed a potential sale.
”We’re exploring a sale, but there’s no urgency, no time frame for us, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s business as usual,” Werner is quoted as saying in the Boston Globe. “One outcome could be our continued stewardship for quite a while.”
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