Earlier this summer, Kylian Mbappe and his family became major shareholders at Ligue 2 club SM Caen.
With the huge wealth involved at the top level of football in Europe, such a move are possible and now a Liverpool player is aiming for a similar step forward.
L’Equipe report Trent Alexander-Arnold and his family are looking to take power at FC Nantes. The French newspaper explain the player’s father, Michael, uses an investment company in London to manage his son’s interests.
Having initially looked into a buyout at AS Saint-Etienne, the Trent family turned their attention to FC Nantes.
Waldemar Kita, the current owned, is described as the man behind this, with him becoming tired of the club and a member of his entourage contacting those representing the Liverpool player.
Kita is said to have held a video conference with the English group, and then met their legal representative. That saw a verbal offer proposed worth €80m upfront, €20m later, and a potential further €40m in bonuses.
Another meeting was held on Thursday, at which Kita accepted an external audit of the club, but did not accept the sums on offer.
L’Equipe then say Kita is now denying this.
The French newspaper go on to say the FC Nantes owner is ‘furious’ about this all being leaked to the media, and has called the whole thing to a close.
Whether it can be saved is unknown.
