Fenway Sports Group’s multi-club ownership search has moved on from Malaga, with clubs in Portugal and five in Spain being ‘considered’ according to the latest report.
La Liga clubs ‘considered’ by FSG
It has long been documented how Liverpool owners FSG are seeking to invest in another football club to expand their portfolio.
An update on their search has come from Adam Williams for TBR, reporting that they have “all but killed their interest in Malaga due to administrative issues with the club’s majority Qatari ownership.”
Instead, they are now considering five other Spanish clubs as well as investigating Portugal’s Primeira Liga, with the league’s recruitment pathway from Brazil potentially beneficial to Liverpool.
Williams writes that FSG have held talks with Getafe, while Levante are their second choice. Also “under consideration” are Elche, Real Valladolid and Espanyol.
Interestingly, FSG are also said to be exploring rugby union in England, with Premiership Rugby “considering moving to a franchise-style model which experts say is likely to make it far more investible.”
Today’s Liverpool FC News
• Newcastle are “concerned an offer could be made early next month” for Alexander Isak, according to the Times‘ Martin Hardy – he added that the Magpies are “prepared to make him the best-paid player in the club’s history and fight off any approach”
• Spirit of Shankly have responded to Liverpool’s ticketing changes, saying they “recognise the efforts to improve the members’ sale” but their ideas are still too often being “ignored or dismissed”
• Adam Lallana has announced his retirement from professional football but will stay on at Southampton as a first-team coach – good luck, Adam!
More from This Is Anfield
With Andy Robertson considering a move away from Liverpool, Mo Stewart has put forward the case for him to stay, highlighting the importance of experience in the squad:
“It also encompasses providing leadership across a long, perilous season, maintaining standards in training and cultivating a culture that makes new members feel like part of the group and therefore able to give their best.
“These intangibles are impossible to definitively assess and, as a result, there are a multitude of differing examples.”
READ: Liverpool must consider the value of veterans in Robertson decision
Elsewhere in the Liverpool world
• Liverpool could “try to lowball” Crystal Palace for Marc Guehi at £30 million, reported the Mail‘s Lewis Steele – they are unlikely to accept, though, and are looking for nearly £50m
• Subject to appeal, Lyon have been relegated to Ligue 2 as a result of consistent financial problems – it means Liverpool could buy previously-linked young attacker Malick Fofana for a cut-price
• Dua Lipa played One Kiss not once but twice at Anfield on Tuesday night, as fans bounced in the rain to the cult Liverpool favourite!
Liverpool FC: On this day
Five years ago, Liverpool won their first league championship since 1990, as Chelsea‘s victory over Man City secured the Reds’ 19th top-flight title.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, supporters were sat at home watching on the television, but in the spur of the moment, thousands headed to celebrate the night away at Anfield.
The players had pre-planned for the occasion and watched the match at Formby Hall, which led to a party long after the final whistle had gone.
