Liverpool assistant boss Pepijn Lijnders insists he and supervisor Jurgen Klopp are ‘not naive’ relating to the membership’s possession change.
The Premier League giants have been put up on the market by house owners Fenway Sports activities Group to place Klopp and Lijnders’ futures unsure.
Since FSG purchased the membership from George Gillett Jr. and Tom Hicks in October 2010, Liverpool have gained the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.
Klopp was appointed supervisor in 2015 and has been an enormous success at Anfield regardless of the workforce’s present points – which has seen Liverpool fall to eighth within the Premier League after their opening 13 video games of the season.
FSG has thought-about promoting Liverpool earlier than and is now inviting presents as soon as once more, with a full gross sales presentation produced for events.
Klopp’s assistant Lijnders confronted the media on Tuesday and mentioned that the duo are ‘not naive’ over their futures relating to an possession change, with a brand new proprietor probably wanting to usher in their very own administration workforce.
This was the case at Chelsea this season, with a change of possession in the summertime seeing Thomas Tuchel changed by Graham Potter in September after Todd Boehly took over from Roman Abramovich.
‘After all, after we signed the deal [at Liverpool], it was with them [FSG] however we're not naive to not assume soccer doesn’t change,’ Lijnders mentioned. ‘However, I've a lot respect for them.’
He added: ‘Everyone who is aware of us as a membership is aware of now we have a robust relationship with the [current] house owners.
‘I at all times know the house owners act in greatest pursuits of the membership and at all times have accomplished. The assertion was very clear.
‘You're simply speculating. Assertion was clear. It’s nothing new for a membership to attempt to discover new buyers. For me, they're good house owners.
‘They tied down considered one of greatest managers in world for 7+ years. That claims rather a lot.
‘In addition they tied down our high gamers. And now we have a secure academy. They've invested in it, they usually have invested on this coaching floor, among the best in world soccer.
‘It wasn’t simple to depart Melwood. Then there’s the Foremost Stand and the brand new stand.
‘In the event that they weren’t good house owners we wouldn’t be sat right here. We now have gained a variety of cups and a variety of worldwide prizes.
‘Do I really feel they're right here for the long-term? I feel the assertion was actually clear, to be trustworthy.’
The FSG assertion Lijnders refers to reads: ‘There have been plenty of latest modifications of possession and rumours of modifications in possession at EPL golf equipment and inevitably we're requested often about Fenway Sports activities Group’s possession in Liverpool.
‘FSG has continuously obtained expressions of curiosity from third events in search of to change into shareholders in Liverpool.
‘Fenway Sports activities Group has mentioned earlier than that beneath the appropriate phrases and circumstances we might think about new shareholders if it was in the perfect pursuits of Liverpool as a membership.
‘FSG stays absolutely dedicated to the success of Liverpool, each on and off the pitch.’
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have been retained to help with the sale course of.
FSG, who're principally owned by John W. Henry, additionally personal American baseball workforce Boston Pink Sox.
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