Liverpool’s chairman Martin Broughton has an as yet undisclosed “Plan B” to ensure that the club’s sale to New England Sports Ventures (NESV) goes through without Liverpool going into administration, and that is one reason for confidence that the club will avoid a nine-point penalty, a source close to the situation has told The Independent.
The development comes after Liverpool’s managing director, Christian Purslow, said he was “not even contemplating administration and nobody should be” in an interview on Radio 5 Live yesterday.
Purslow said he was “completely focused on the sale” to NESV, and even outlined how the new potential owners would consider a supporters’ stake in the club, and how they remain open to building a new stadium.