John W Henry Wants to Sell Liverpool Just 3 Years After Buying Club: Nightly Soccer Report

Reports appeared in the British tabloid media Saturday morning that Liverpool FC owner John W Henry wants to sell his prized asset for £350million just three years after taking over the Anfield club.

Disillusioned with ownership, The Mail reports that “Liverpool are ‘unofficially’ on the market with three parties, one Saudi oil company and two American billionaires, interested in a purchase.”

“They went into this to make money but the club hasn’t got into Europe, flopped in the league and spent well over £100m on transfers,” says a source.

Here are tonight’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• John W Henry wants to sell Liverpool for £350m just 3 years after taking over club — The Mail
• Hull City confirm the arrival of Yannick Sagbo from Evian — Sky Sports
• Arsenal prepare new bid for Luis Suárez as Liverpool stay silent on talks — The Guardian
• Craig Gardner reassures Altidore over Premier League concerns — Shields Gazette
• Bafetimbi Gomis will cost Newcastle United £8.6million to sign — Chronicle
• Phil Woosnam: From West Ham and Villa to realising the American dream — The Guardian
• Why Luis Suarez should not join Arsenal — Empire of the Kop
• Manchester United boss Moyes admits Hong Kong pitch concerns — BBC Sport
• Will Fox Sports 1’s plan to be a “lighter, less Serious” alternative to ESPN be successful? — SB Daily
• Premier League managers united in condemnation of ‘killer pitch’ in Hong Kong — The Telegraph
• Chelsea eager to harness obvious talents of young Bertrand Traoré — The Guardian
• West Ham lose interest in Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella — The Mail
• UK’s Sky launches Roku-like box for just £9.99 — GigaOm

International soccer

• Decision time looms, who will start for USA in Sunday’s Gold Cup final? — Pro Socccer Talk
• Gold Cup final history gives Panama hope… of at least going close to USA — The Guardian

Non League football

• Football Conference finds sponsor — Football Economy

Bundesliga

• German Super Cup preview: Bayern Munich take on Borussia Dortmund — Sky Sports

Football League

• Sheffield United cut deals with Pukka Pies and Football Manager — SportPro
• Watford set to sign Algerian defender — Watford Observer
• Ken Bates: Former owner ‘ceases’ to be Leeds club president — BBC Sport

Major League Soccer

• Landon Donovan replaces injured Keane on MLS All-Star Roster — Pro Soccer Talk

Russian Premier League

• Here’s Andrei Arshavin experiencing the joy of scoring his first goal in 10 months — Dirty Tackle

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