Talks to sell Liverpool are well underway (Shutterstock)
Liverpool have held talks with two consortiums from Saudi Arabia and Qatar over a £3 billion takeover, according to reports.
Earlier this month, Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group confirmed that the club is up for sale.
And according to MailOnline, two companies from the Middle East have expressed an interest in buying Liverpool.
It’s understood that the companies from Saudi Arabia and Qatar are private and are not state-backed.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund currently owns 80 per cent of Newcastle and injected another £71m into the Premier League club earlier this month.
Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool could be playing under new owners very soon (UEFA via Getty)
Meanwhile, the Glazer family announced this week that Manchester United are also up for sale.
And former United defender Gary Neville believes the decision from the Glazers will have an impact on Liverpool’s sale.
‘I don’t want to be disrespectful to Liverpool, at all, because they are a massive football club,’ Neville told Sky Sports on Sunday.
‘You look at the height of English football, when it comes to viewing figures, fans and commercial revenue, it’s Manchester United and Liverpool at the top.
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‘Forget that Manchester City creates a higher revenue, naturally, what would sort of be through traditional means, Manchester United and Liverpool are the two biggest clubs in the country, by a mile.
‘But Manchester United will be more sought-after and will fetch a higher price than Liverpool, just because of its might. Unless Liverpool have got something sorted, they have to probably wait a little bit because the buyers are going to go to Manchester United, unless they are a Liverpool fan.
‘They [Liverpool] are in a better position, on and off the field, 100%. We have said that for the last four or five years. But it’s not arrogance, you can’t deny the scale of Manchester United. You just can’t.’
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But Manchester United could complicate the deal.
