Liverpool for Sale?

[Voight]

Liverpool F.C., One of Soccer’s Biggest Brands, Is for Sale

Months after its Premier League rival Chelsea traded hands in a deal worth $3 billion, Liverpool’s owners hired bankers and said they would entertain offers for the club.

www.nytimes.com

The American owners of Liverpool F.C., one of soccer’s most storied teams, have hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to explore a sale of the club, a six-time European champion, according to two people with direct knowledge of the team’s plans.

The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the potential sale.

Word that Liverpool’s owners are mulling a potential sale comes only months after a group led by the California-based investment fund Clearlake paid a record $3 billion for Liverpool’s Premier League rival Chelsea. That deal was forced after Britain’s government slapped Chelsea’s former Russian billionaire owner with sanctions, but the sale price was high enough that it may have reset the market for the world’s biggest soccer teams.

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[Voight]

FSG realizing they will never be able to outspend the Gulf Countries as well as also being able to make 10x in their investment. Its also possible they want to purchase more North American teams (Redskins could be available) since their base is obviously on this side of the pond.

 

[jkrdevil]

FSG realizing they will never be able to outspend the Gulf Countries as well as also being able to make 10x in their investment. Its also possible they want to purchase more North American teams (Redskins could be available) since their base is obviously on this side of the pond.

I don’t believe the NFL allows consortiums like Fenway to own teams. Someone has to have 50%+ stake.

That said you are probably right about not being able to outspend state owned (essentially) teams and an impending recession makes it time to sell.

 

[Voight]

I don’t believe the NFL allows consortiums like Fenway to own teams. Someone has to have 50%+ stake.

That said you are probably right about not being able to outspend state owned (essentially) teams and an impending recession makes it time to sell.

Correct, except the principal owner/general partner needs only a 30% stake.

Not sure how much of John Henrys $4bn net worth is tied to FSG but theres also the option for him to buy a chunk of the team personally.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

This is probably the 1st domino towards the NBA expansion team in Vegas. Sell Liverpool and you instantly have your expansion team $$

 

[sh724]

Correct, except the principal owner/general partner needs only a 30% stake.

Not sure how much of John Henrys $4bn net worth is tied to FSG but theres also the option for him to buy a chunk of the team personally.

either way the NFL wouldnt allow them to own an NFL team unless the NFL changes their rules for him/them.

Per NFL rule in order for FSG to buy the Commanders they would have to sell the Red Sox and the Penguins since both of those teams exist in cities that have NFL teams. If the NFL is adamant they want FSG to buy the Commanders they could change their rules but i highly doubt that happens as there will be other interested parties.

Selling of Liverpool is most likely to buy an NBA team and build a casino/hotel/arena complex on the south strip below the MGM properties.

Once the Athletics move to where the Tropicana now sits that will put all 4 sports stadiums pretty close to each other with the As being the farthest north and the Raiders being the only one not on the strip though still pretty close. Well i guess technically the Tropicana is not on the strip but its right next to it.

Bally's will have the A's stadium, MGM will have the Knights, and FSG casino will have the new NBA team, though i suspect they would partner with an existing casino company instead of creating a new one from scratch.

 

[Voight]

either way the NFL wouldnt allow them to own an NFL team unless the NFL changes their rules for him/them.

Per NFL rule in order for FSG to buy the Commanders they would have to sell the Red Sox and the Penguins since both of those teams exist in cities that have NFL teams. If the NFL is adamant they want FSG to buy the Commanders they could change their rules but i highly doubt that happens as there will be other interested parties.

Selling of Liverpool is most likely to buy an NBA team and build a casino/hotel/arena complex on the south strip below the MGM properties.

Once the Athletics move to where the Tropicana now sits that will put all 4 sports stadiums pretty close to each other with the As being the farthest north and the Raiders being the only one not on the strip though still pretty close. Well i guess technically the Tropicana is not on the strip but its right next to it.

Bally's will have the A's stadium, MGM will have the Knights, and FSG casino will have the new NBA team, though i suspect they would partner with an existing casino company instead of creating a new one from scratch.

NFL got rid of that rule.

& yea, FSG seems to be the ones who will get a Las Vegas team. Especially with LeBron as a shareholder.

 

[Voight]

Report: Red Sox owner John Henry is a possible bidder for the Commanders

The ultra-rich keep lining up for ways to get ultra-richer.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

I don't think he'd have enough to buy them outright but we'll see.

 

[NextBigThing]

I’m hearing Dan Snyder will be going all in for Liverpool.