Robert Kraft has acknowledged that he still harbours an interest in buying Liverpool.
The American businessman owns gridiron franchise New England Patriots, but admits that the global dominance of the round ball game makes the Premier League appealing.
"Yeah, in the right situation. I love the game," he said, according to Sporting Life, though he has reservations about the absence of a salary cap in the Premier League.
"I've said this before - I love competing with fair management - how well I can manage against you. [But] I don't like losing and at some point it's not economic, people just throwing money at it.
"I wanted to do the deal up there but in the end we only go into business ventures where we think we can compete at a high level. Because we like winning, and we like to win consistently."
Kraft, 68, tried to buy Liverpool in 2005 but lost out to compatriots Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
The duo's subsequent tenure at the club has been marked by dissension and a certain amount of off-field turmoil.
Kraft is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of The Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate development and a private equity portfolio. His best-known holdings are the NFL's New England Patriots, Major League Soccer side New England Revolution, and the Gillette Stadium, where they play their home games.
He will be in London this weekend for the Patriots' game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley, the third time the NFL has staged a regular season fixture in the United Kingdom.
The American businessman owns gridiron franchise New England Patriots, but admits that the global dominance of the round ball game makes the Premier League appealing.
"Yeah, in the right situation. I love the game," he said, according to Sporting Life, though he has reservations about the absence of a salary cap in the Premier League.
"I've said this before - I love competing with fair management - how well I can manage against you. [But] I don't like losing and at some point it's not economic, people just throwing money at it.
"I wanted to do the deal up there but in the end we only go into business ventures where we think we can compete at a high level. Because we like winning, and we like to win consistently."
Kraft, 68, tried to buy Liverpool in 2005 but lost out to compatriots Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
The duo's subsequent tenure at the club has been marked by dissension and a certain amount of off-field turmoil.
Kraft is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of The Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate development and a private equity portfolio. His best-known holdings are the NFL's New England Patriots, Major League Soccer side New England Revolution, and the Gillette Stadium, where they play their home games.
He will be in London this weekend for the Patriots' game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley, the third time the NFL has staged a regular season fixture in the United Kingdom.
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