FSG to DUMP £71m flop

Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are on thin ice with Liverpool fans.

Ticket prices are set to soar in the Premier League, and there will be widespread frustration and anger should one of Mohamed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk or Trent Alexander-Arnold be forced to leave the club due to failed contract extension negotiations.

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The situation they have got themselves in is purely self-made and after Liverpool's financial figures were published earlier this week, showing an operating loss of £110million - the worst it's ever been at the club - the pressure is firmly on to find a timely solution.

However, Liverpool Football Club is not the only major asset that FSG own. As a conglomerate organisation, that has direct control of many different entities, their focus responsibility is not just to us.

They also own significant stakes in Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins, NASCAR's RFK Racing, and TGL's Boston Common Golf.

And over at the Boston Red Sox, things aren't going smoothly either.

New $700m signing

In the past summer, Liverpool signed no players to add to their starting XI. Giorgi Mamardashvili will not arrive until next season, with the club deciding to loan the goalkeeper back to Valencia to give him regular minutes, meanwhile, the club's £12.5million gamble on Federico Chiesa already looks like a poor decision.

In addition, after weeks of chasing Real Soceidad's Martin Zubimendi, the club were left with egg on their face, as the Basque native declined the Reds, leaving them with a hole in defensive midfield - currently being filled in by Ryan Gravenberch.

However, the situation at the Boston Red Sox could not be more different. According to reports, FSG are chasing Juan Soto - a free agent who has made headlines, with several other clubs having shown an interest.

To secure Soto's services, FSG is considering offering the 26-year-old Dominican outfielder a $700million contract that would last 15 years, taking him into his forties.

Yep, that's right $700million.

All while Mohamed Salah is currently 'more out than in' regarding his stay at Liverpool when a new three-year deal for the Egyptian winger would cost FSG a mere £54.6million.

Doesn't make sense does it? The world's most in-form winger in football is set to leave because he expects to be paid what he's worth, while FSG are spending $700million on one of their other assets.

FSG's £71m mistake

In addition to FSG slapping Liverpool fans in the face by ignoring the club and the issues they have created, it appears that another major error has been made, this time on the other side of the pond.

As a view to potentially trying to make way for Soto, John Henry and his team are reportedly looking to dump Masataka Yoshida, a known player with the potential to be a big hitter, according to Sports Illustrated.

Yoshida signed a five-year $90million deal with Boston in 2023 - in a move that left many baseball fans very confused.

At the time, Bleacher Report cited ESPN's Kiley McDaniel, who spoke to "10 sources" who all "thought the Red Sox overpaid by a hefty margin." One executive went as far as to say, "We thought he was worth less than half of what they paid."

But as a result of FSG's expensive gamble, they would have to pay Yoshida the $55.6million that is still left on his deal, or he will stay to complete his contract in 2027.

While there are currently no takers for the Japanese player, FSG will be left scrambling to try and make amends for their mistake.

But, back in England, the money Liverpool's owners might spend to move Yoshida on from the Boston Red Sox, could go a significant way to tying down Mohamed Salah.

It seems that FSG are just as unorganised on both sides of the pond, but eventually, they will need to prioritise one of their assets, and we all know which one they're likely to ignore.

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