A fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute think tank has shared his thoughts on Bahrain’s chances of taking over from FSG at Liverpool.
Speaking with The Athletic, Kristian Ulrichsen claimed the state do not have the finances to takeover a team like the Reds.
“Bahrain don’t have much oil and the Bahrain economy is struggling,” he said.
“They could take over a smaller team, but I don’t see them having the resources to take over Liverpool or Manchester United.
“They have taken over the second team in Paris, for example.”
Bahrain can’t afford to buy Liverpool
As has been strongly debated with the likes of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the Liverpool fanbase will always refuse to get behind state-backed buyers.
The Reds could become the richest club in the world, but if the prospective owners are associated with leaders of a nation state, the supporters won’t allow it.
The likes of Bahrain have been heavily linked with a takeover since Fenway Sports Group put the club up for sale. However, it has also seemed like the current owners would prefer to see a private consortium take hold of the reins on Merseyside.
There has been lots of talk surrounding buyers from the United States, many of whom already own NBA or NFL teams.
However, at the moment, nobody really knows what is going to happen regarding a takeover from FSG.
Whilst there have been lots of rumours, an official bid is still yet to be made for the club.
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