Court transcript excerpts from the ongoing legal battle of MILL FINANCIAL, LLC vs. JR,;GILLETT, GEORGE N, which relates to the sale of Liverpool Football Club to Fenway Sports Group (formerly NESV) in 2010, show that FSGās John Henry wasnāt keen on the idea of buying the Reds but he soon realised that FSG would be āstealingā the club if they could buy it so cheap.
In a number of emails exchanged by FSGās top brass in 2010, snippets from Henry include: āI was not in favor of this deal prior to the meeting. Iām still not in favor. However, I am interested now in trying to ascertain if this is indeed a major opportunity that would indeed diversify and strengthen NESV.ā
In another email Henry states: āI donāt want to say this beyond this small group, but if we could acquire this (Liverpool Football Club) for the debt, I really feel like we would be stealing this franchise.ā
This is now and always will be in the future a financial relationship not an emotional one on any level. The club is now apparently valued at Ā£2billion and just read JH comments about buying the club for the cost of the debt only.
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