Liverpool certainly aren’t short of interest after it became apparent that Fenway Sports Group (FSG) hope to sell the Reds.
That is according to The Athletic, who believe four groups have already made their intentions to bid clear.
FSG set for Liverpool bids
Well, Liverpool are certainly a very attractive football club for investors, to say the least.
They boast superstars such as Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Trent Alexander-Arnold, while in Jürgen Klopp, they have one of the best managers on the planet.
As a result, four Dubai-based groups have been in touch about buying Liverpool, but there’s an issue.
The Athletic claim that a source in football’s merger and acquisitions space told them about the quartet wanting to buy the Reds from FSG, and spoke about wanting to prepare a bid.
However, when asked some basic questions, such as whether or not they can provide proof of funds, each conversation fizzled out, so it seems some time wasting has occurred.
Liverpool are no closer to finding new owners, and the overriding notion in that article from The Athletic is that FSG are most likely to be bought out by more Americans.
Liverpool need FSG to sell up soon
In our view, the longer this uncertainty goes on, the more it could harm Liverpool competitively.
Klopp needs assurances that those above him will provide funds to turn the situation around at Anfield, with Liverpool currently languishing in eighth place in the Premier League.
FSG will not want to spend more money on signings if they plan to leave, so if they still haven’t sold the club by the time January comes around – or even the summer – then Liverpool could fall even further behind their rivals.
Hopefully, a solution is found soon, and Klopp can focus on restoring the Reds back to the summit of football.
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