Kraft has since admitted that his company were on the verge of agreeing a £200m deal, with the Anfield board in agreement over the terms.
"We came very close to buying a Premiership team, very close," he said. "We like to acquire. We like to go forward, and are excited by the potential of soccer ownership in Europe.
"I have spoken to my dad a lot about it, and we agree we have to be offensive in our ownership mentality."