Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Saturday, November 12.
FSG make big Mike Gordon decision in transfer of power behind scenes at Liverpool
Mike Gordon, the main link between the powers that be at Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group and Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, is understood to be transferring some of his job responsibilities to CEO Billy Hogan.
According the Boston Globe, a newspaper that FSG chief John Henry owns privately, FSG's third in command, Gordon, is taking a step back from what had been a hands on role with the Reds for more than a decade, although the shifting of some of his role onto Hogan is not related a potential sale of the team after it emerged earlier this week that the owners were open to both investment and a potential full takeover.
Gordon has been a major link between FSG and Liverpool but has, the Globe reports, sought to step away from the day-to-day at the club and pass more onto Hogan, someone with a growing reputation inside FSG. Sources told the Globe that the move was a 'natural evolution' with Hogan set to take up the kind of prominence at Liverpool that Sam Kennedy does in the same role with the Boston Red Sox.
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Gordon, who lives in Boston and is the fourth largest shareholder in FSG, has had a strong relationship with Klopp during his tenure and has been FSG's eyes and ears when it comes to feeding back to the very top within the ownership group when it comes to Liverpool.
In a 2020 interview, Klopp said: "“[Gordon is] just the brain behind all the things at Liverpool, that’s how it is. We can have ideas, we can have plans but in the end he decides if we can do it or not"
The transition is, according to the report, in its early stages.
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Jurgen Klopp sends message to potential Liverpool owners
Jurgen Klopp is hopeful Fenway Sports Group's plan to seek external investment for Liverpool can lead to greater resources in the transfer market.
And the Reds boss believes Liverpool 's stable footing off the field means any potential investors or new ownership will be getting a club on the cusp of becoming an even bigger name in the world of sport.
On Monday, owners FSG released a statement indicating they were open to new investment, and it is understood the Boston-based group have not ruled out selling the club entirely after 12 years of ownership at Anfield.
With the Anfield Road development project less than a year away from completion, the iconic club's stadium is set to play host to crowds of 61,000 from next season onwards, while the Reds' state-of-the-art £50m AXA Training Centre is less than two years old.
With the majority of Klopp's top stars also tied down on long-term contracts, the Reds boss believes everything is in place for any sizable investment to take Liverpool to even further heights.
Klopp also feels additional capital will enable him to compete further in the transfer window, saying: "In the structure we had we, obviously we were able to spend money, but it was always that we had to look at what did we earn? Are we around where we will come out at the end? That was always clear.
"We all know the two biggest transfers in the past - this year was Darwin, which was in between - were Alisson and Virgil (van Dijk). We all knew how it happened. We got money from Barcelona and spent it wisely I would say, so that is the situation.
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