FSG had opened the doors to investment in Liverpool Football Club and is understood to favor that eventuality over a full sale, as things currently stand.
While few could predict the outcome of a serious offer from the Middle East, whether it would match or exceed Fenway’s market expectations.
Such an offer may not even come from rumored suitors in Qatar with Adam Crafton confirming that PSG owners QSI are ‘not going after the club’.
“Social media speculation about Liverpool and Qatar is, for now, just that: speculation,” Adam Crafton wrote for The Athletic. “QSI does not persecute the club. That leaves Tottenham as the most likely outcome, but if the last decade has taught us anything, it’s not to underestimate what could happen when Qatar decide they really want something.”
That, of course, doesn’t rule out the QIA (which is connected to QSI), throwing its hat into the ring if the state pushes for grounding in the English top flight; indeed, Alex has reported it. Miller that “officials connected” to the sovereign wealth fund are “in talks” with the Reds.
@LFC is in talks with officials related to QIA (Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund), no offers so far… other interested parties still up for grabs… see my article today… https:/ /t.co/W6ft0tGS7P
— Alex Miller (@alexmiller73) January 22, 2023
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However, if the Gulf state thought they met with serious opposition in London, they will no doubt be surprised by the level of complete disinterest in their plans from local supporters in Liverpool and beyond.
There is a recognized need for serious investment in the team, an investment, it is believed in some quarters, that FSG is no longer able to provide in line with the Premier League’s mega-rich, although few would be willing to compromise the values of the Premier League. club to get it.
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