Your morning digest for Sunday, December 4.
Virgil van Dijk speaks out on Liverpool takeover after FSG sale decision
Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool will remain one of the biggest teams in the world even as the future of the club hangs in the balance.
Reports emerged in November that Fenway Sports Group had put Liverpool up for sale, with Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs instructed to find interested parties in the club with a £3.7bn price-tag.
However the Boston Globe, owned by John Henry, have reported this week that FSG have since decided to seek a partial sale of the club in order to fund transfers as they look to compete with state-owned clubs such as Man City and Newcastle United.
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It has left led to much uncertainty surrounding the club in recent weeks but Van Dijk, who has led the Netherlands to a the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, says he is aware of all developments and is at ease with the club's position.
Speaking after the 3-1 victory over the USA in the last 16 of the competition, he said: "I have full trust in Liverpool that they will be fine.
“We are a very established club, one of the biggest in the world and that will stay that way.
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Saudi-Qatar partnership 'planning' to offer FSG £4bn to buy Liverpool
A Saudi-Qatar partnership is "planning" to offer Fenway Sports Group in the excess of £4bn to acquire ownership of Liverpool Football Club, according to reports from the Middle East.
Following information obtained by the Daily Mail last weekend that the Reds' American owners had "held talks" with two Middle-East-based consortiums over a potential takeover of the club, Jordan-based publication Albawaba has claimed that former Saudi Arabia international Saeed Al-Owairan has publicised plans for a possible Saudi-Qatar combined offer for Liverpool.
Speaking on the Egyptian programme Remontada, Albawaba verified that Owairan confirmed the construction of a partnership between the two Middle-Eastern countries. However, no additional details were revealed on how a potential bid for the 19-time league title winners could look.
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