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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Mark Sweney

Liverpool owner FSG tests water on value for a crown-jewel football brand

General view from the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand as Sadio Mané equalises for Liverpool against Wolves
Following Roman Abramovich’s $4.25bn sale of Chelsea to US investors this year, analysts have speculated Liverpool could be valued at $7bn. Photograph: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

The tantalising prospect of buying a slice of one of the world’s few crown jewel football brands – just as prestige clubs get set to cash-in on a post‑pandemic commercial boom – has analysts speculating that Liverpool could be valued at as much as $7bn.

Fenway Sports Group, the owner of Liverpool FC, has kicked off a process exploring whether to sell a minority stake to a new investor, a well-timed exercise designed to put a price on a club enjoying on-field success in recent years that have seen their already huge global fanbase surge.

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