In the first week of November, reports began to spread that the top English club Liverpool FC was for sale. A circumstance that the owners, the Fenway Sports Group (FSG) under the direction of the US businessman John W. Henry, confirmed shortly afterwards. Now the Reds are said to be facing a multi-billion dollar offer.
A consortium of buyers from Saudi Arabia and Qatar are said to have positioned themselves as serious contenders to buy Liverpool FC. The portal “The Sporting News” wants to have experienced this exclusively.
Accordingly, investors from the two Gulf States have decided to enter the scene together so as not to outbid each other. Together you should plan an offer for 3.7 billion euros.
According to the portal, these are supposed to be private buyers, but there should be a close connection to the Saudi or Qatari state. With reference to unspecified sources, “The Sporting News” reports that an offer would certainly stand up to scrutiny by the English Football Association FA. The recent takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi state fund PIF is cited as proof.
Liverpool FC owners hope for maximum success
A successful joint approach would also make a political statement. After some Gulf states around Saudi Arabia largely cut ties with Qatar in 2017 and accused the emirate of supporting terrorism, delicate ties have been re-established since early 2021. The joint purchase of a European football giant would now be a real exclamation mark.
However, other interested parties should also position themselves. A coalition of German investors is also said to be considering a purchase, as is a US consortium.
But there won’t be any clarity anytime soon anyway: FSG shouldn’t feel any great pressure and should wait for as many offers as possible in order to achieve the maximum profit from its former investment of 345 million euros. The “Sun” reported at the beginning of November of a desired price of over 4.5 billion euros.
The current owners are also communicating externally that they are also considering making further investments, but keeping the majority in Liverpool FC themselves, but according to “The Sporting News” it is just the famous saber rattling: a sale is said to be still that desired goal.