FSG investor rues missing out on Liverpool FC for £288 million – Liverpool FC

Liverpool are currently valued at £4.36 billion, and a current FSG investor continues to rue the missed opportunity of purchasing the club for £288 million back in 2008.

Fenway Sports Group purchased the Reds for £300 million just 13 years ago, overseeing a dramatic rise in value to see the club now sit fourth in Forbes’ most valuable football team list.

In March 2021, FSG confirmed that they had sold a £533 million stake in their company to RedBird Capital, equating to 11 percent and giving them an indirect tie to Liverpool.

But it could have been different had the founder and managing partner of RedBird Capital Partners, Gerry Cardinale, had his way back in 2008. He had recommended a $350 million (£288m in today’s money) purchase of the club while working for Goldman Sachs – an investment bank.

While indirectly involved with the club some 15 years later, he does still…