A Saudi-Qatari consortium have began to plan a multi-million pound bid to buy Liverpool Football Club, according to exclusive reports from SportingNews.
Reports suggest that the bid would be worth approximately £3.2billion which would match the reported valuation made by FSG when they announced their decision to welcome bids for the club.
The bid sees a combined group of investors from Saudi Arabia and Qatar joining together to purchase the football club.
The report also points out that despite officialy being labelled as private investors, links suggesting the club would be owned by official states which would leave the bid under scrutiny from the Premier League and the FA especially after the backlash from many following the Saudi-backed takeover at Newcastle United.
The news has been reacted too in various ways, with some Liverpool supporters backing the opportunity to be owned by the consortium whilst some aren’t so sure.
This fan seems quite happy about the news…
🚨 BREAKING: A joint Saudi-Qatari consortium are preparing an initial bid in the region £3.2 billion for Liverpool Football Club, and their vast shared wealth puts them in a commanding position as they look to complete an Anfield takeover. #lfc [@dmlynch]
— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) December 4, 2022
This news is huge for Liverpool fans, and it will be met with mixed feelings by a large section of the support, and it could well bring Fenway Sports Group’s 12-year reign as LFC owners to an end in the very near future.