Liverpool 'set to receive £3.2bn bid'

A joint Saudi-Qatar consortium has emerged as 'strong early candidates' to take over Liverpool, with investors from the two Gulf states joining forces.

That's according to Liverpool.com contributor David Lynch, writing for The Sporting News, with an initial bid of £3.2bn ($3.9m / €3.7m) expected amid what it can quickly become a bidding war.

A coalition of German investors, plus a US group, would also be interested in taking over Liverpool and despite a Boston Globe report earlier in the week that a partial sale could be the preferred outcome for FSG at this stage, a full sale has always been on the line since the decision to put the Reds up for sale was revealed.