Major Liverpool takeover update revealed - it could significantly affect club price

Current Liverpool owners FSG are 'exploring' a sale of the Premier League club - but a new update may result in a small change of plan in the process.

A statement released by FSG earlier this month (via The Athletic's David Ornstein) spoke of the ownership being open to the possibility of 'new shareholders' investing into Liverpool.

FSG and club chairman Tom Werner then told the Boston Globe that they were indeed 'exploring' a sale, but offered no guarantees of this happening, or a timeframe for the process to be concluded.

The Daily Mirror reported that FSG were looking for £4 million to sell the club - a fee that would rival the £4.25m overall figure paid by Todd Boehly to acquire Chelsea earlier this year.

Numerous investors have been linked with a takeover of the club. That includes consortiums from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who have, according to the Daily Mail, held discussions over potentially taking over the club.

But new reports may result in a shift of strategy for FSG when it comes to the sale process.

Major update could affect FSG's Liverpool plans

According to Football Insider, as per sources, potential Liverpool investors have been 'made aware' that the domestic TV rights deal for the Premier League could fall by the time of the next cycle.

It is claimed that the deal could drop by as much as £750 million, with the current broadcast deal running until 2024/25 and worth £5.1 billion - Liverpool earning £162.3m in Premier League media revenue last term.

The drop would, naturally, result in a fall in revenue for Liverpool, with domestic TV rights becoming ever more important for top flight clubs as the game grows.

As per football finance expert Swiss Ramble (via Liverpool Echo), the Reds earned £32.2m as part of their equal share of domestic TV revenue in the 2020/21 season, with the same amount split between each of the 20 Premier League clubs.

Then, using figures that will kick in from 2022 onwards, the Reds earned £181.1 million (in comparison to £158.3m under the previous rights deal) for their third place finish in the same season's competition - which could be the target for Jurgen Klopp's side again in this campaign.

Football Insider also claim, however, that the Premier League holds confidence that the decrease in domestic rights will be offset by international rights, meaning that the media revenue stream that holds huge importance to Liverpool may not be affected. If it is, however, it could mean the prospective sale price of the club could fall.