Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, have pulled away from a potential deal to buy Spanish club Getafe.
[That’s according to Marca](https://www.marca.com/futbol/getafe/2025/11/13/motivos-duenos-liverpool-retiran-compra-getafe.html). They report that the Liverpool owners have decided to withdraw their interest in buying Getafe despite months of work behind the scenes.
Sources close to the group explain that after various ‘analyses’, FSG believe it is not the right time to invest in another club. Their belief is that Getafe need ‘aggressive’ short-term investment, but La Liga’s rules would prevent it.
La Liga control squad costs by linking them to revenue, an effort to guarantee the financial stability of clubs. Fenway aren’t opposed to that but believe it poses a challenge for teams with lower incomes. That would be the case with Getafe.
Liverpool owners ditch idea due to financial rules
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Purchasing the club would cost around €130m initially, but FSG research puts the overall cost much higher. They would need to spend on the squad but keep it balanced in relation to income. This would have made it difficult to accelerate the club’s sporting growth immediately.
The situation has been likened to what’s happened at Aston Villa and Newcastle. They have the money, but the rules prevent them from spending it how they’d like.
The biggest ‘handicap’ FSG foresaw at Getafe was an ageing squad. The Liverpool owners believed a ‘considerable amount’ would have to be spent on that area. The existing regulations would have stopped them doing anything quickly, though.
Sources within the group say the ‘ideal scenario’ did not exist. And so, they have pulled away from any deal. Even a potential plan to focus on youth wouldn’t have worked.
So, they have decided not to push forward with the plan. The strongest contender to buy the Spanish side is now TA International Investment Holding, a global investment company based in Qatar.