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Stefan Borson
Sun 29 June 2025 14:02, UK
Liverpool’s owners are exploring a £200million takeover deal as they look to begin a multi-club model.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) has been in charge of Liverpool since 2010 after purchasing the club from Tom Hicks and George Gillett for £300million.
The Boston-based firm appointed Michael Edwards as its chief executive of football last year, with the offer including him helping to identify and manage a second club.
The Times reported on 17 June FSG has turned its attentions to La Liga side Getafe as it looks to develop its multi-club model.
The newspaper said Getafe’s owner, Angel Torres, has previously revealed he intends to leave the Madrid-based club once the Estadio Coliseum has been modernised, with the project due to be completed in December 2027.
Finance expert Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider he is “surprised” a £200million valuation has been mentioned for the deal.
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Getafe finished 13th in La Liga in the 2024-25 campaign and have spent the past eight years in the top flight.
Liverpool’s owners pulled out of negotiations to buy Bordeaux last summer after the French side were relegated to the fourth tier following their financial issues.
FSG was also believed to be weighing up a bid to purchase Malaga earlier this year, but a deal for the Spanish second-tier club also failed to materialise.
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Liverpool owners could face takeover issue
Borson insisted the issue with Getafe is La Liga is a difficult league to crack due to Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid’s dominance.
He told Football Insider: “I think there’s an interesting opportunity with some of the European clubs around the opportunity in European football, first of all.
“For Liverpool, that would mean the Europa League because Liverpool are always going to be the team that they want as their centrepiece in the Champions League, and you’re not going to be able to have two teams in the Champions League.
“I think the valuation I read about in terms of Getafe was a bit surprising at £200million. It is part of Madrid, but it’s a small club.
“It’s got a relatively small population. The capacity of the ground is 16,000. It’s historically not a successful club.
“What you would say is it’s a similar club to Girona, which is part of the City Group, although the ownership is not 100 per cent owned by Manchester City’s CFG.
“But that league is a very difficult league to crack for a Girona or a Getafe purely because three of the places are effectively done and guaranteed with Barca, Real and Atletico.
“Then you’ve got another bunch of clubs who are in that tier just below that is very difficult to crack, so I was very surprised that they were talking about a £200million valuation.”
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In terms of incomings at Anfield, Football Insider revealed on 27 June Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign teenage sensation Gabriel Schluter.
The Premier League champions have agreed a six-figure fee with Blackpool for Schluter, and he is set for a medical on Merseyside next week.
The 16-year-old midfielder has caught the eye of several clubs higher up the footballing pyramid following his displays for Blackpool’s academy sides.
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