Tom Hicks reckons he can sell his Liverpool shares for four times what he bought them for after a spell as co-owner he sees as very successful.
The Texas-based business tycoon joined forces with fellow American George Gillett to take over the Reds in 2007 in a deal worth a reported £218million.
Their time in charge at Anfield has been marred in controversy, with rumoured bust-ups with manager Rafa Benitez and Liverpool now suffocating under a speculated debt of £237m, which has halted plans to build a new stadium in Stanley Park.
It was announced on Friday that Hicks and Gillett have finally agreed to put the club up for sale, but the former has indicated that they will not be prepared to accept any cut-price bids.
"Liverpool will be the most profitable investment I have ever made," Hicks said.
"We have doubled player spending, both gross and net, and the new stadium is now fully designed and permitted. With fresh capital from a new owner, the stadium will be operational by August 2014.
"Liverpool will be as profitable as any other club in the Premier League and can compete financially and on the pitch with any other club.
"This is a great step forward for Liverpool FC, but we will now take our time and find the best possible owner."
Hicks and Gillett are far from universally popular among the Anfield faithful but Hicks takes their criticism with a pinch of salt.
"The fans blame the owners [for failures on the pitch], but the reality is that we have had injuries to our key players and we just were not a very good team without them."
