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Possible Liverpool takeover price could now soar after latest valuation, Premier League talks in June
Liverpool have been named the fifth-most valuable club in the world and their takeover value could soon soar ahead of significant talks between Premier League owners in June.
In new analysis re𓆏leased today, have estimated that a prospective suitor would have to part with over £4billion to take control of the cluꦫb from Fenway Sports Group.
The last movements in the ownership structure at Liverpool came in September 2023, w𒈔hen FSG sold a minority stake believed to be between 2-4 per cent to US private equity firm Dynasty Equity.
The value of that deal was not confirmed by ei🗹ther party but was reported at the time to be between £100-200million, which would value the club at anywhere between £🅰2.5-10billion.
The party line from Liverpool is that the Dynasty Equity ꦡdeal ended their search for strategic investment and, by ex꧋tension, a takeover on the club.
But there hav♈e been several major changes at govern🐈ance level since that date, some of which could eventually force FSG’s hand.
June talks could be crucial
The Premier League‘s 20 clubs are set to ⭕meet i𓂃n June to vote for the final time on proposed ‘anchoring’ rules which would limit the amount clubs could spend on wages, transfers and agents.
The proposed new system – which currently has the support of every club besides Man City, Man United and Aston Villa – would limit clubs to spending a multiple of what๊ the bottom club earns in TV revenue.
If passed in June, the new system will be used alo𝓡ngside new Profit and Sustainability system which dictates that clubs cannot spend more than 85 per cent of what they earn over a♉ rolling three-year period.
While it m𝔉ay appear counterintuitive to claim that imposing a spending cap could actually increase some of the bigger clubs’ values, the American franchise model would suggest different.
Are Liverpool looking to the American model?
A spending cap comes with more certainty around costs, which in turn has historically increased the franchise value of te🎉ams in the NFL NBA and NHL.
Significantly, the same is true in the MLS – and 20 of the top 50 clubs in Sportico’s list of most valu💛able clubs came from that division.
A spending cap is more like🦩ly to shackle Man United and Man City in the transfer market than it is Liverpool, whose re🍌venue in recent years has been lower.
Liverpool voted for the spending cap and John Henry‘s background in American fran♑chise sport suggests that FSG believe it may be in their long-term interests in terms of a higher takeover price.
