da brwin： With The Independent reporting the Chinese state backed investment group SinoFortone want to buy Liverpool, an air of uncertainty has swept over the Anfield club.
da bet7k： Reportedly current owners Fenway Sports Group are uninterested in any such deal, given that they’ve just financed the redevelopment of Anfield, but if a monster offer comes in they’ll surely consider it.
It’s an interesting time to be a Liverpool with cautious optimism once again swirling around in the Merseyside region. Jurgen Klopp will undertake his first summer transfer window with the Reds as he looks to build a side in the mould of his high pressing playing style with the sole aim of replicating his successes at Dortmund.
Klopp’s appointment was considered somewhat a coup by many and with two finals to show from last season, the Reds faithful are confident the club is in the right hands.
But how could any touted take over change things? There are bound to be some pros and cons as with anything and here at FootballFanCast we’ve presided over some of the main ones to bring you THREE of each…
Pro 1: More money
A £700 million figure is mooted to be the offer from the Chinese group. This is an eye watering amount of money, even in football terms, but it suggests that should any takeover go ahead the Reds would suddenly have the financial muscle to compete with the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea. FSG are by no means paupers but maybe even for them a figure like this is too good to turn down.
Con 1: Other interests
According to The Independent the investment group has already put it’s money into other projects in this country. Whilst this is understandable, it suggests that the group have other interests that may be prioritised over Liverpool. The club’s fans will want assurances their team is put first before anything else and it remains to be seen if SinoFortone would be willing to commit to that.
Pro 2: Redeveloped training ground
One of the reported promises the potential new owners would like to fulfil is to redevelop the Melwood training ground. This obviously advantageous in terms of helping develop the players and youth prospects come through as well as possible. Melwood is a fantastic facility but there are always room for improvements and with owners like Manchester City’s, who have done so much in this sense for the club as well, this would be a welcome addition.
Con 2: New stadium
The redevelopment of Anfield is almost complete as the Reds look to compete with Arsenal in the Emirates Stadium and Manchester United at Old Trafford. The news that the club would be staying at their home for over a century was wholeheartedly welcomed but SinoFortone have already looked at the possibility of building a new stadium. As exciting as that sounds leaving Anfield would be a real knock back especially after the extra work being done.
Pro 3: Clear Liverpool interest and willingness to invest
Reportedly that one of the interests in the club, aside it’s history, is Liverpool as a city being home to Europe’s biggest Chinese community. Evidently the group are interested in the club and whilst they do have other ventures going on they do at least genuinely invest money into them. We’ve seen owners buy clubs and then bleed them dry and this is unlikely to happen with SinoFortone.
Con 3: Consistency
With FSG bringing in Klopp there was evident harmony between the two parties and this should not be overestimated. Liverpool fans are well aware of what can happen when the manager and owners fall out and whilst Klopp would probably get on with any new bosses any problems could cost Liverpool one of the best managers in the game. It’s a fine line to tread with FSG currently still holding the majority of fans’ patience and so any change would have to be carefully considered.