Liverpool may soon receive a timely injection of cash if Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) agrees a stake or acquisition with the club.
The group is reportedly said to be considering such a deal with Premier League clubs including the Reds and Manchester United following talks between rivals Tottenham and £8bn-rich Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
“Qatar Sports Investments Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi recently held talks with Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy about possibly buying a stake in the London-based club, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting.” David Hellier reported for Bloomberg. “QSI is also considering a full takeover or a stake in rivals such as Manchester United or Liverpool FC,” added the person, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private.
Whether such a deal would appeal to the club’s morally conscious core, however, is another matter entirely given the connections to the Qatari government.
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We can, of course, appreciate the dictum ‘there is no such thing as a good billionaire’, although there are distinctive levels occupied by various owners and few supporters will be willing to associate the Liverpool brand with a regime that continues to fight human rights abuses.
There is a clear need for us to invest in the team, particularly in the immediate near future in light of our continuing difficulties on the pitch, but we imagine few would be prepared to see the club sell its soul in the process of re-finding its feet. .
Until further developments come to light, it appears that any further forays into the market will have to be the result of more serious pressure being applied to FSG before the window comes to an end.
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