Exclusive: £8bn Liverpool takeover theory emerges after FSG abandon multi-club plot
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After 18 months of looking for a new team to add to their ownership group, FSG have decided to go against the multi-club model adopted by the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City in recent years.The change of heart from the North America-based owners was shared on Friday, with it now suggested that Michael Edwards may want to leave Liverpool as a result.However, the one-club policy is better for fans, and in terms of why Fenway Sports have changed their approach, Rousing The Kop’s finance expert Adam Williams has a theory that it may be so they can sell the Reds down the line. Do you think FSG should buy another ‘feeder club’ for Liverpool?
The multi-club model is a controversial topic for some fans John Henry abstract cover art Credit: Michael Regan/Liverpool FC/Getty Images FSG wanting to sell Liverpool at some point could be the cause of multi-club model being abandonedWilliams is of the opinion that ‘abandoning the multi-club model is in their best interest’, even if they did just wait a year and a half mulling it over.He also mooted the possibility that, rather than being tied to a second team via the multi-club model, FSG may instead have a plan to ‘sell Liverpool for £6bn, £7bn, £8bn’.Williams explained: “It was never clear what FSG wanted to achieve with its multi-club plans. So the vision was never entirely clear, which I think is why they’ve lurched between different profiles of club.“That said, I think abandoning the multi-club model is in their best interest, so they have ultimately made the right decision, albeit after months upon months of wasted time and man hours.
Looks like Gakpo will return…Liverpool predicted XI vs Brighton – GRV Media “Another idea I have is that FSG don’t like the mood music when it comes to how UEFA is regulating multi-club systems. Perhaps the plan is to sell Liverpool for £6bn, £7bn, £8bn before then and realise the massive return on the investment that they have made.“So they’ll have abandoned it for a combination of reasons.