The Saudi Arabia-Qatar joint venture is reportedly interested in taking Liverpool out of FSG’s hands and is willing to pay £500m on top of the asking price.
This update comes courtesy of freelance journalist John Birky, who claims, on Twitter, that another consortium, perhaps the German coalition mentioned by David Lynch, is interested in the historic team.
EXCLUSIVE: ????| The Saudi-Qatari consortium is willing to offer £3.5bn for Liverpool. FSG want around the £3B mark to sell the club. #LFC
However, there is still another Consortium interested in buying Liverpool, talks continue. ???????? ????????
— John Birky (@John_Birky) December 5, 2022
If need be, it certainly shows a willingness to close a deal quickly, perhaps in time for the summer window in which the Merseysiders hope to do big deals (including potential flagship signing Jude Bellingham).
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Although they come from the private sector, few can blame the fans for resisting the participation of groups from the Middle East in light of ties to regimes plagued by allegations of human rights abuses.
A German coalition, then, would be much more suitable for the club if it was really capable of promoting our interests on and off the pitch.
The key will be to ensure that we are, at least in part, more competitive on the transfer market (we know what it will cost us to keep up with the PIF-funded Newcastle United and Sheikh Mansour-led Manchester City), and that we can keep pace in a world that is increasingly leaning towards the financial elite.
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