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David Kent

Conor McGregor teases Liverpool takeover deal as club gets put up for sale

Conor McGregor has once again teased a takeover of a major football club, with Liverpool in his crosshairs this time.

Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought Liverpool in 2010 for £300m, confirmed to The Athletic over the last couple of days that it's "inviting offers" for the club.

Their run has seen the club claim a Premier League title as well as seven other trophies, including a Champions League.

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Fans are worried about who might step in in their place - and now the Dublin UFC scrapper has joked about throwing his hat in the ring.

Responding to a fan on Twitter asking him to buy the club, McGregor said: “I WOULD LOVE IT!

“I requested my information on this, yes. Soon as I heard. What a turn of events! What a club! @LFC."

McGregor is famously a fan of Manchester United, the biggest rivals of Liverpool.

This isn't the first time that he's teased taking over a football club, with the MMA fighter saying in the past that he was keen to break into the world of football ownership while registering an interest in buying Chelsea off Roman Abramovich.

McGregor's net worth is around €200 million, so he would need a helping hand to get control of the Reds - the club is expected to be sold for over €4 billion.

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