According to several recent reports, Fenway Sports Group is planning to expand its portfolio of sports assets.
The owners of Liverpool FC, baseball side Boston Red Sox and ice hockey franchise Pittsburgh Penguins, FSG are in talks for a stake in the PGA Tour, the organisation responsible for the biggest golf tournaments in North America.
They are also linked with a future NBA franchise in Las Vegas that is expected to be set up in the coming years.
Despite that, FSG chairman Tom Werner maintains that Liverpool will not be sacrificed.
"There are a number of people who have raised their hands to say that they would be interested in helping the new PGA, and it’s really up to the players and the board to decide the direction they want to go in," Werner said, as quoted by the Liverpool Echo.
"We’ve said that we think that we can help them, but it’s really up to them to decide the path.
"We’ve always thought golf is a growth sport and we feel we have competency in hospitality, in ticketing, creating enthusiasm for the venue that you come to, sponsorship, relations with the fans. These are areas that we have expertise in.
"There’s a narrative that we’re taking our eye off the ball. Our focus is obviously on the businesses that we are working in. If this happens, it happens, but it’s not going to divert our attention."
