Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, have been linked with the purchase of the relegated French giants

Liverpool are on the verge of starting a multi-club model.

Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool’s owners, have long been linked with the prospect of buying more clubs and creating a multi-club model. This model is becoming increasingly popular, being showcased by the likes of City Football Group and RedBull Group, who have created massive global multi-club groups over the past decade. Now Liverpool have gained strong links with a once Ligue 1 club in desperate need of stability.

As first broken by The Athletic, which was relayed by a Fenway Sports Group spokesperson, FSG are interested in buying a majority stake in French club Bordeaux. Things are described as being in the very early stages of any acquisition, but the acknowledgment of FSG’s interest in a deal signals a high likelihood that a deal will be struck.

Bordeaux has been temporarily relegated to the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. This is because Bordeaux are unable to guarantee Ligue 2 that they have the money to exist in the league. Athletic’s report suggests that Bordeaux’s recent appeal to Ligue 2 could be accepted if Fenway Sports Group secures a majority stake. However, time is running out as they have less than 14 days to find these guarantees.

The club from the south of France can be accurately described as ‘fallen giants’. Once a top-of-the-table contender in Ligue 1 and a regular in European competitions, Bordeaux were relegated in 2022. Bordeaux immediately faced the threat of a double relegation to the third tier due to administrative problems, but ended up winning that appeal and how they won. i can do it again this summer.

Bordeaux have won the French championship six times, with their last title in 2009. Their last trophy was in 2013, when former Mali international Cheick Diabate scored an 89th-minute winner in the Coupe de France final against Evian.

Should Fenway Sports Group take control of Bordeaux, Liverpool fans should not worry that it would be financially damaging to the Reds’ transfer ambitions. Given Bordeaux’s situation, the cost of a majority takeover is unlikely to be significant and a Ligue 2 club is unlikely to break the bank.

Liverpool would join Crystal Palace (Lyon), Chelsea (Strasbourg), Manchester United (OGC Nice), Manchester City (Troyes) and Southampton (Valenciennes) as Premier League clubs that have owners who also own clubs in France.