Liverpool sale plan in the spotlight as Manchester United receive offers

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FSG’s Liverpool takeover faces some questions as reports continue to grow of offers for Manchester United. Just what is the plan here?

Wednesday saw some big news for Manchester United. Firstly, Sir Jime Ratcliffe and his company, Ineos, are looking to purchase the club, per the BBC.

The Telegraph also report that US investor Sixth Street are looking for a share in United. Sixth Street already have deals with Real Madrid and Barcelona, making them heavily involved with major football clubs.

United, then, have some massive decisions over the next few months. They’ve been up for sale since before the World Cup and there’s set to be one hell of a fight for the club.

Which asks some serious questions about the process at Liverpool.

Liverpool takeover and FSG

Liverpool have been up for sale longer than United. Now, it was always likely that the old rival would command more demand for a purchase as they are a marginally bigger club.

If you’re going to buy either Liverpool or United, it’ll likely be the latter. However, the silence over actual offers for the Reds is interesting.

Of course, everything could be happening in the background but these deals aren’t usually silent. They’re not quick, private deals between a small group of people – they’re gigantic enterprises, usually involving massive companies.

The fact that everything around Liverpool is a rumour, while United have serious interest likely tells us a lot. It tells us that FSG either aren’t all that eager to sell, or that what they’re actually selling isn’t as enticing as first thought.

A minority sale would tick that latter box. The race for such a deal will never be as intense, nor will it necessarily attract the same level of interest. It would be a smaller deal that likely could happen in the background.

That’s what recent reports suggest to us. The lack of any concrete reports about the Liverpool sale stand in the spotlight next to United – and it could mean these are two very different sale processes.