Ambani, chairman and chief executive of Reliance Industries and ranked by Forbes as the world’s eighth-richest person, asked about the club, the English daily reported.
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has entered the race to take over world-famous English football club Liverpool FC, a leading English daily has reported. The English Premier League giants have been put up for sale by their current owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), who bought the Merseyside club in October 2010 and have reportedly appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to help sell the team. According to ‘The Mirror’, FSG is willing to sell the club for £4 billion.
Ambani, chairman and chief executive of Reliance Industries and ranked by Forbes as the world’s eighth-richest person, asked about the club, the English daily reported.
However, few associated with the Mumbai-based Indian multinational conglomerate could not confirm the development.
A statement from FSG read: “Recently there have been a number of ownership changes and rumors of ownership changes at EPL clubs and inevitably we are regularly asked about the ownership of Fenway Sports Group in Liverpool.
“FSG has frequently received expressions of interest from third parties seeking to become shareholders in Liverpool. FSG has previously said that under the right conditions we would consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club.” The Anfield outfit has enjoyed huge success under FSG with Jurgen Klopp’s side winning the Premier League title, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, and European Super Cup in the last few years.
Ambani’s company owns Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket side Mumbai Indians and runs the Indian Super League football event, apart from being commercial partner of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).