The Manchester United on sale. The Liverpool FC is probing the entry of new investors in response to so many requests. To the Chelsea FC He had no choice but to find another owner after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. And one wonders. If so good and rich is the Premier League, Why is the sale of some of its flagships taking place precisely now? There are multiple answers, but a powerful argument is that, despite what many people think, earning money as an owner is only possible in 90% of cases with the subsequent sale of the club? Buy, revalue, sell. Like with soccer players.
There are cases, such as the Chelseain which surely Roman Abramovich he had no intention of selling, but circumstances forced him to. When would have been a good time to part with the blues? Probably, once he could have completed the remodeling of Stamford Bridge and the transition from a sports model that operated at a loss to a more sustainable one. In fact, in the operation with Todd Boehly’s group, almost half of the money was not a direct payment, but a commitment to invest in the stadium.
The case of United It is different. The Glazer They arrived in 2005 and have never really clicked. The fans do not forgive that the purchase was financed by indebting the club considerably -it is very common to do so in the world of investment-, but above all that there have been 17 years of inconsistency on the pitch that has kept them from winning titles. Of course, it continues to be one of the five football clubs with the highest turnover in the world.
Do not suffer for them, at the valuation multiples that are handled these days, it is likely that the American family more than quintuples what in its day paid for most of the Red Devils. And Boehly committed 4,250 million pounds (almost 5,000 million euros) for the Chelseawe can assume that the United It will move in figures that are at least similar, if not higher. It invoices more, it is a more global and followed brand, historically it has not depended on transfers and Old Trafford it is your property.
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And there we can understand why Fenway wants to explore a partial sale of Liverpool FC. A global brand that has recovered its sporting greatness that has reached its peak. Roof why? Because commercial maturity is high, TV has reached its revenue peak and the stadium is full with little room to expand capacity. And the Super League, which could have been a new springboard for these clubs, has been broken. Wow, you’re more likely to sell high today than tomorrow.
A World Cup in Spain or in Saudi Arabia?
There is no doubt that a World Cup in Spain and Portugal -now also Ukraine- would be a real boost for the modernization of LaLiga stadiums and a tourist showcase for the country. However, history -and Fifa- show that the logical option is not always the one that ends up prevailing. Saudi Arabia has emerged as one of the great rivals of the Iberian candidacy for the award of the 2030 World Cup, which by rotation would play in Europe or Latin America.
The country of the Gulf has shown that it has sufficient resources to pay for this football festival and the entity chaired by Gianni Infantino that is capable of embracing any principle in order to enter more. The image of the monarchs of Qatar and Saudi Arabia surrounding the Fifa chief in the opening match should worry more than one in the Rfef, which paradoxically promotes the country as a sports destination with the Spanish Super Cup in exchange for 40 million euros annual.
We will see how the voting on the candidacies develops, since this is also political and ensuring the votes of Asia, Africa or Central America has the same value as having the support of all of Europe.