Liverpool sale: Co-owners of rival Premier League club linked with Reds takeover

Crystal Palace co-owners David Blitzer and Josh Harris have been suggested as individuals that could be interested in taking over Liverpool.

The American group, led by principal owner John W. Henry, also reportedly recruited major banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to assess the market conditions.

FSG subsequently responded by admitting they were seeking new shareholders at Liverpool while they did not rule out the prospect of a full sale of the club. They insisted however that they remain “fully committed” to Liverpool.

Could Blitzer and Harris be interested?

"But there are a handful of teams/brands out there on a global basis, and Chelsea is one of them.

“The opportunity to invest in that particular situation with a very small number of people, frankly, given it was a complicated situation, we were comfortable giving that our best shot.

"We would have had to divest our interest in Crystal Palace had that come through.

“If that had happened it would have been a really sad day in one sense, but again back to the investment part it would have been a really interesting investment in terms of what's out there for Chelsea."

HSBE linked up with Broughton, who brokered the sale of Liverpool to FSG 12 years ago, in a bid to acquire Chelsea alongside Lord Sebastian Coe.