Your Liverpool morning headlines for Friday, November 11.
East Asia could provide next billionaire Liverpool owner as John Henry thinking explained
There may not be a 'for sale' sign outside Anfield but the ownership of Liverpool by Fenway Sports Group feels a little bit closer to the end than it did.
On Monday it was reported, first by the Athletic, that FSG were willing to listen to offers for the club and had engaged the services of major US banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to help manage that process, the two firms having been seeking outside investment opportunities for more than a year.
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In a statement FSG stated that they remained committed to the future of the club but hinted at listening to offers for anyone wanting to take a slice of their shareholding, although with reports of a full sales deck being presented to would-be investors it suggests that a full takeover would be considered for the right price, the club valued at between £3.5bn and £4bn.
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Ben Doak debut has handed Liverpool a new World Cup problem
Since Jurgen Klopp took over as Liverpool manager in October 2015, 29 players have made their Reds debut in the League Cup, with another 13 handed their first starts in the tournament.
From that total, 34 of those players started their Liverpool careers in some shape or form in the club’s academy, while Klopp has called upon the services of a further 10 academy graduates across his 25 League Cup matches to date. Granted, the eight youngsters handed debuts by Neil Critchley against Aston Villa in December 2019, with the first team away on FIFA Club World Cup duty, skewers the figures slightly, but there is no escaping how important the League Cup has been for the Reds’ next generation.
Klopp was at it again on Wednesday night as Liverpool’s League Cup defence got underway against Derby County, handing out debuts to Layton Stewart and Ben Doak while Calvin Ramsay, Stefan Bajcetic, Bobby Clark and Melkamu Frauendorf all made their first starts in Red.
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