Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, is reportedly eyeing up a bid to take over Liverpool after the club were put up for sale by their current owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG).
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is reportedly considering an offer to purchase Premier League giants Liverpool after the club's current owners, Fenway Sports Group, placed it up for sale (FSG).
According to the Mirror, the FSG is reportedly willing to sell for 4 billion pounds, and there is a bigger interest in buying the Merseyside club entirely.
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Ambani, who Forbes lists as the seventh richest person in the world with a net worth of around 90 billion pounds, has already inquired about the club.
When FSG said earlier this week that they would be open to hearing offers for the club, they shocked the footballing world. FSG took over the management of the Liverpool team in 2010.
A statement from FSG read, "There have been a number of recent changes of ownership and rumours of changes in ownership at EPL clubs and inevitably, we are asked regularly about Fenway Sports Group's ownership in Liverpool."
"FSG has frequently received expressions of interest from third parties seeking to become shareholders in Liverpool. FSG has said before that under the right terms and conditions, we would consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club," their statement added.
Mukesh Ambani has, however, previously expressed interest in purchasing Liverpool. In 2010, Subroto Roy, the head of the Sahara Group, and Reliance Industries jointly proposed a bid for a 51 per cent share in Liverpool. Christain Purslow, then-CEO of Liverpool, refuted the rumours, nonetheless.
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Following this news, several football enthusiasts flooded the social media platform Twitter with memes and jokes about the recent development. Here's a look at some of the reactions that have gone viral:
Pooja after liverpool win by Mrs. Ambani https://t.co/WVAqlOLSj8 pic.twitter.com/OdSa8cSjlB
— Sunder (@sunder0078)Imagining Mo Salah doing “Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan” ads. Nonetheless, W if true. https://t.co/p9ptkTKZgP
— Alexei Arora (@AlexeiArora)Time to strike 🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/zqSj6FUHZz pic.twitter.com/XEi5sXqdBj
— Ajinkya Bhosale (@chingchongwings)Trent, Salad and Van Dijk leaving the club after dancing to Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan fir one season >> https://t.co/OgODUxVFEa
— ąŋƙıɬ 🇧🇪 (@Audacity21)Bring us the money. https://t.co/2La9S7C9AW pic.twitter.com/TvQRXZNhVH
— Aman Singh (@2208aman)HT scenes at Anfield when Liverpool is leading. https://t.co/8fBNfC0plU pic.twitter.com/SRUW9k88Lv
— 𝗦𝗛𝗬 𝗚𝗨𝗬 👁⭐ (@eyebare)Dandiya nights in Anfield! https://t.co/7bKU5WUWDG
— infinite monke (@Monkinfi)Scenes at Anfield if Mukesh Ambani ends up buying Liverpool https://t.co/PlkHo3fOcK pic.twitter.com/qPbu9EfQgp
— 𝓐𝓫𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓴 (@ArtofWenger)Gautam adani be like : https://t.co/08YZc74Msr pic.twitter.com/pkQqK6oi7e
— RiTwik jaiswal (@retweetjaiswal)If they don't play this after scoring a goal at Anfield I don't want them near my club https://t.co/ZqHJu1PnWv pic.twitter.com/GCUNUIW0WE
— Andrei H. (@maverick_106)Salah, nunez diaz next season😂 https://t.co/NuoUZPLjiP pic.twitter.com/C1PZQNO6eN
— Samad Abdul (@Samadabdul57)Time to level the playing field 👍 https://t.co/19w0ftcgsm pic.twitter.com/zHeG68ta6U
— Luke (@RoguesLFC)Nashik Dhol playing while players enter the pitch https://t.co/j5qH53dqXJ pic.twitter.com/knbkWMnjsD
— Pranay ❁ (@lostprxnxy)Reliance Jio replacing Standard Chartered if this happens ffs https://t.co/6QkTojSpNA pic.twitter.com/nWp7XAQPSb
— kloppball sufferer (@NichtSoham)Waleteeeeee https://t.co/Bt9i4GgmV4 pic.twitter.com/IK0ZRbOIIU
— Diazzzzz (@gedeon_shoo)