FSG's stance on Liverpool sale revealed amid Elon Musk interest | OneFootball

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group are reported to have "no appetite" to sell the club to controversial and divisive billionaire Elon Musk.

Musk was confirmed to be interested in buying Liverpool during an interview given by his father, Errol, to Times Radio on Tuesday.

Musk Sr was initially reluctant to comment because "they'll raise the price". But he quickly folded when pressed further on the matter, gushing about the family's history in Liverpool and how they personally knew "quite a few of the Beatles" due to his mother being born in the city.

But the likelihood of Elon Musk, who was a ground floor investor in Tesla - now the chief executive - and famously bought Twitter for $44bn, becoming Liverpool owner appears almost non-existent.

In response to the interview on their own radio platform, The Times later reported that FSG are not interested in selling Liverpool, nor has there been any contact between Musk and the group led by John W. Henry about such matters. The Reds chiefs have "no desire" to engage in any discussions either, and are not taking the comments made by Musk's father seriously.

Sky Sports further backed that up on Wednesday morning, stating that Liverpool is considered "not for sale" and that there have been "no approaches" from Musk or anyone else.

Despite the apparent historic family connection with Liverpool, Musk has previously claimed that Manchester United were his "favourite team" growing up, even joking he was buying the club in 2022.

John W. Henry has been Liverpool's principal owner since 2010 / Michael Regan/GettyImages

FSG, whose sporting portfolio began with the Boston Red Sox, completed a £300m takeover to purchase the club from unpopular former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett in 2010. During the last 15 years, Liverpool have returned to the pinnacle of English and European football.

The Reds were named the world's fourth-most valuable football club by Forbes in 2024, behind only Real Madrid, Manchester United and Barcelona, worth an estimated £4.3bn. Such an amount would be a drop in the ocean for South African-born Musk, whose staggering personal fortune is thought to be in the region of £340bn, although that is far from the point.

FSG were seeking outside investment in Liverpool relatively recently, selling a small minority stake to American sports investment firm Dynasty Equity for between £82m and £164m in 2023. That money was primarily used to pay off bank debt and the owners never wanted to relinquish majority control.