Liverpool may ultimately not benefit financially from rumoured new investment in the club, according to a fresh claim from financial expert Stefan Borson.
Earlier this week, it was reported by The Guardian, among others, that a consortium led by Amit Bhatia has begun talks with Reds owners FSG regarding buying a “significant stake” in the club.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is also believed to be involved to some extent, in what has the potential to be a significant moment for Liverpool off the field.
But speaking to Football Insider, Borson played down the idea of the possible deal being a big financial boost for the Reds, with FSG remaining frugal in their approach:
“I think FSG are very pragmatic and always have been. So where opportunities come to sell some of their stake, which I think is what it is, there’s obviously two ways you can do a deal like this. You can sell some shares in Liverpool, which will dilute FSG and bring new money into Liverpool, as opposed to into FSG.
“Or FSG can sell some of their stake, which will give money to FSG and not Liverpool. And let’s say it’s FSG selling down some of their stake. I think they’re opportunistic and where you’ve got a very wealthy family coming along and saying they want to buy a piece of Liverpool at a very good, solid valuation, especially compared to what they paid, then they’re going to go with that.
“And I think the timing is just because now’s the time that somebody’s come along. But I think most teams are open to investment of this sort of size and scale as long as the valuation’s right.”
Is potential Liverpool investment a good thing?
The idea of new investors is hard not to get excited about for Liverpool supporters, in terms of more money potentially being generated for new signings, and building the club as a whole.
But this update from Borson has poured cold water on things a little, and it does simply feel like the first steps towards FSG slowly selling Liverpool, having bought them in 2010.
Bezos isn’t necessarily the most popular figure around either, and his involvement may put some fans off, meaning this investment not going through certainly wouldn’t be the worst news.
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