According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, who disclosed that a delegation visited the club in February, Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are expanding their options and considering a deal that would see them acquire Malaga, a second-tier team in Spain.
Having owned the Boston Red Sox for 15 years, FSG is eager to apply their knowledge and experience in football operations to teams that they feel fit their style of operation. FSG also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox.
The article claims that FSG is seeking to create a multi-club model and that, as previously mentioned, a club representative was dispatched to Malaga’s facilities last month to assess the possibility of a possible acquisition, particularly in light of the competition. Ornstein posted on X (previously Twitter):
EXCL: FSG, the owners of Liverpool, is considering buying Malaga, a Spanish team. The primary goal was to purchase Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani’s 51 percent stake. In February, a delegation went to facilities to evaluate the possibility of purchasing a multi-club model.
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According to Ornstein’s claim in the article, FSG is considering all possible investment options for the once-famous club, but their primary goal is to offer significant financial support so that they can supervise a shift in the club’s daily operations.
According to reports, Liverpool’s owners believe they can return Malaga, who was a quarterfinalist in the 2012–13 Champions League, to the top table in Europe and La Liga, where they finished last in the 2017–18 campaign. Of course, they haven’t come back yet.
According to the report, FSG is interested in Malaga and intends to pursue the goal of purchasing the majority stake of the club’s shareholder, Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani, who currently owns just over half (51 percent, to be exact) of Los Boquerones, who finished in third place in Spain last season.
The Spanish hotel and real estate company Blue Bay owns the remaining 49% of the club, and FSG’s investment coincides with the club’s financial difficulties, which include being in administration and subject to court supervision. Qatar Sports Investment (QSI), the owners of Paris Saint-Germain, has nevertheless expressed interest in investing in Malaga.
Malaga is now nine points outside of a possible play-off berth and seven points outside of the relegation zone. Liverpool is currently leading the Premier League, but they run the possibility of losing their three most important players—Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, and Virgil van Dijk—to free transfers.
