Liverpool owners slap £1BILLION price-tag on the club as Amanda Staveley launches incredible takeover talks
LIVERPOOL owners have slapped a whopping £1BILLION price-tag on the club as Amanda Staveley prepares to launch an incredible takeover bid.
Fenway Sports Group bought the Reds for just £300million in 2010, with Staveley - also interested in Newcastle - considering a swoop, according to the Mirror.
Staveley, who runs PCP Capital Partners with global assets totalling more than £28bn, was recently spotted at St James' Park for Newcastle's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
The 44-year-old has already launched one bid to take over the Reds, in 2007, when she joined forces with Dubai investors, before pulling the plug on a deal.
In 2016, Staveley's firm made a joint offer for a share of Liverpool with Chinese company Everbright Ltd.
That was rejected by FCG owners John W. Henry and Thomas Werner.
Staveley is no stranger to taking over a football club, having been an integral figure in Sheikh Mansour's purchase of Manchester City in 2008.
In an interview with Arab News in July, Staveley said she saw a Premier League club as “an attractive investment”.
In recent weeks, she has been seen to be pursuing a deal in the North East for the St James' Park club, with Mike Ashley seemingly willing to sell.
Speaking this summer, the Sports Direct tycoon said: “If somebody would like to take this seat and fund Newcastle with their wealth more than me, I will not stand in Newcastle United’s way.”
Earlier this week, Staveley met Toon chiefs as she stepped up her interest in the club.
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