Your Liverpool morning digest for Tuesday, June 27.
FSG and Liverpool join forces with Ryan Reynolds
Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds is to join forces with Fenway Sports Group partner RedBird Capital Partners in acquiring a stake in a Formula One team.
RedBird, led by founder, managing partner and chief investment officer Gerry Cardinale, own 11 per cent of Liverpool owners FSG following a $750m deal that was sealed in March 2021. Since then the New York-based investment firm has taken majority ownership of Serie A giants AC Milan as well as the XFL professional football league in America, a deal done alongside actor Dwayne Johnson.
Now, RedBird are set to partner with another well known face from Tinseltown on an investment deal with Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Investments firm, which includes his Wrexham FC co-owner Rob McElhenney and recent Bournemouth investor and Creed star, Michael B Jordan, one of firms taking a slice of a 24 per cent stake at a $900m (£708m) valuation, according to US sports business website Sportico.
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The $218m investment is being led by RedBird and Otro Capital, a firm co-founded by RedBird partner Alec Scheiner, one of the key members of the team when it comes to sports investments with the firm. Scheiner will take a seat on the Alpine board as part of the deal.
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Sadio Mane sent brutal message by supporters after Liverpool transfer
Having endured a, somewhat, underwhelming campaign, it cannot be argued that Liverpool suffered from the absence of star attacker Sadio Mane following the Senegalese international's move to Bayern Munich last summer.
Although Mohammed Salah maintained his impeccable record in a red shirt, injuries to Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota prevented the duo from making season-long contributions, while the likes of Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo needed time to adapt to the rigours of Premier League football.
With Roberto Firmino having now departed Anfield upon the expiration of his contract, Jurgen Klopp could, undoubtedly, benefit from an attacking player of Mane's credentials. After all, he netted double figures for goals in every campaign on Merseyside after joining from Southampton in the summer of 2016.
However, for a player that won every trophy on offer to him at Anfield, Mane's stint in Bavaria has certainly not gone as all parties would have hoped.
