Liverpool owners the Fenway Sports Group may need as much as €150m if they wish to go through with a purchase of Spanish club Getafe.
That’s at least according to Marca, who report on the matter today and cover comments from current president Ángel Torres.
A report in Spain yesterday explained that Fenway are looking at Getafe as a potential addition to their growing sports network. They believe that buying the Spanish club is a smart choice for them, eyeing up the creation of a model like the City Football Group has created.
That report stated that current Getafe president has no intention of stepping down until 2027, when the club’s new stadium will be completed.
He’s now backed up that belief, insisting that he will be cautious about who he sells the club to when asked by Marca.
“What is certain is that I am not going to sell to investment funds whose only interest is making money without caring about the club,” he said.
He was then asked by El Chiringuito about the Liverpool rumours, and what he might sell for, but insisted he hadn’t thought about it yet.
“I haven’t considered selling yet,” he said.
Marca, though, report that any deal could cost as much as €150m for the Liverpool owners. They say that Torres and Getafe would like the Fenway Sports Group option as they are a group with experience, as they’ve demonstrated with Liverpool.
A deal should be easy as Torres now owns 99.5% of Getafe after spending the last few months buying out various minority shareholders at the club.
A sale price has not been set as yet, but experts estimate the value of the club at €120m to €150m. That value could increase when the club’s new stadium is finished, which is perhaps why Torres wants to hold out until that point.
A recent LaLiga Stock Market report placed Getafe’s market value at €129m, a value which put them 16th in the league at this moment in time.
