Report: Saudi eyeing 50% stake in Liverpool

A Saudi prince wants to buy half of debt-saddled Liverpool, in a deal worth up to £350m (€382m)that would mark the latest buy-in by Gulf investors in an English team, according to reports.

Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud – who chairs Saudi holding company Fama Group and the F6 sports investment firm – was quoted by the Saudi Al-Riyadh newspaper today as saying that “we are seeking, at present, to own a 50% stake in the club”.