Your Liverpool morning digest for Sunday, June 25.
Liverpool investment latest
Off the field at Liverpool, the search for investment into the football club has been a dominant topic.
In November last year owners Fenway Sports Group kicked open the door on cashing in when it emerged that a sales deck had been produced and that expressions of interest in both a full sale and partial equity stake were on the table.
For FSG, attention quickly turned to the latter, with the ownership group ruling out letting the club go, despite erroneous reports that serious talks with sovereign wealth funds were had, with the sale stance something that principal owner John Henry confirmed when he spoke to the Boston Sports Journal back in February.
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"I know there has been a lot of conversation and quotes about Liverpool, but I keep to the facts: We merely formalised an ongoing process,” said Henry.
"Will we be in England forever? No. Are we selling Liverpool? No. Are talking with investors about Liverpool? Yes. Will something happen there? I believe so, but it won't be a sale. Have we sold anything in the past 20-plus years?"
Henry spoke to the ECHO in March and reaffirmed the commitment of FSG to Liverpool for the longer term.
Read the full story from Dave Powell here.
Mohamed Salah signs for Saudi club - leaving Brazilian team-mate confused
An Al-Adalah player has revealed he went through a whirlwind of emotions after hearing his club had signed Mohamed Salah, only to find out it was the Liverpool winger's namesake and not the man himself.
A host of footballing talent reaching their elder years have flocked to the Saudi Pro League in 2023. Cristiano Ronaldo completed his move to Al-Nassr shortly after the conclusion of the World Cup, whilst Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, Chelsea trio N'Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly, and Wolves' Ruben Neves have all transferred to the Middle East this summer.
Therefore, if Salah hadn't signed a three-year contract extension at Anfield last summer, it is not out of the realms of possibility that his name would currently be heavily linked to a multi-million pound switch to Saudi Arabia.
However Edson, a Brazilian defensive midfielder who plays for Al-Adalah believed his club had snapped up the Egyptian King himself when reading of his employers' recent signing. Speaking to ESPN in his home country, he explained how he even celebrated the news at first.
