Tom will take time

LIVERPOOL chairman Tom Werner has confirmed Fenway Sports Group is exploring selling Liverpool but could yet remain in control for “quite a while”.

Werner told the Boston Globe: “We’re exploring a sale but there’s no urgency, no time frame for us and, as far as I’m concerned, it’s business as usual. One outcome could be our continued stewardship for quite a while.”

FSG partner Sam Kennedy said there has been interest from both potential buyers and investors.

He added: “It is early days in terms of exploring possibilities for possible investment into Liverpool.”

FSG, then New England Sports Ventures, bought Liverpool for £300m in 2010.

Forbes now values the club at around £3.5bn.