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READ MORE: FSG 'in takeover talks with Saudi and Qatari bidders' as Pep Lijnders wants £39m Liverpool transfer READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo just highlighted perfect Liverpool transfer plan as Man United failure exposed While John W Henry and co are keeping their options open, a full takeover appears to be the likely outcome — though that could take months to come to fruition.

The Mail on Sunday have since reported that FSG have begun talks with Qatari and Saudi Arabian consortiums over a possible £3bn takeover at Anfield.



Liverpool and Manchester United are both up for sale at the same time and the Reds have reportedly been contacted by parties in both Saudi Arabia and Qatar over a takeover.



Those consortiums are said to be privately owned rather than state-owned and Mike Gordon has supposedly received approaches from them with a view to buying Liverpool.



The Daily Mail has reported that it will take £2.7bn to convince FSG to sell, but other outlets have suggested a higher number than that, while the same report claims 'secret talks' have been happening behind the scenes for weeks with a mystery bidder.

Saudi Arabiaand Qatar - Speaking to the BBC, Saudi Arabia's sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal says its government would 'definitely support' private sector Saudi bids for Liverpool (and Manchester United) "From the private sector, I can't speak on their behalf, but there is a lot of interest and appetite and there's a lot of passion about football," he said.

"What Mukesh Ambani wants, Mukesh Ambani generally gets.
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