Here are your Liverpool evening headlines on Wednesday, December 7.
Liverpool sale could take new twist with FSG 'strategic partner' plan
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group may seek a 'strategic partner' in their search for new investment.
At the start of November the Reds owners were revealed to have opened themselves up to interest in a full takeover having spent more than a year looking for outside investment and having engaged major US banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to aid that process.
Well placed sources in the US told the ECHO last month that the Reds owners were seeking any investment or takeover interest at a minimum valuation on the business of $4bn (£3.3bn) but that it would likely take a higher figure for any takeover bid to come to fruition.
Since their openness to a sale was first revealed by the Athletic, FSG have been linked with a host of consortiums who have reportedly been interested, from private equity, to Indian billionaires, to sovereign wealth funds.
Dave Powell has more, HERE.
Liverpool 'very, very close' to signing Jude Bellingham as transfer update emerges
Jude Bellingham's proposed transfer to Liverpool is "very, very close" according to head of football at SportBILD Christian Falk.
The reliable journalist specialises in football news in his homeland of Germany as he delivered information on Liverpool 's move for the England star to the Anfield Wrap on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp's admiration for the 19-year-old is no secret, but the Reds face competition for his signature from Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
Falk excited Liverpool fans on Wednesday morning with his tweet that read: "Liverpool are favourites to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund next summer. Talks are more advanced than with Real Madrid. The family of Bellingham prefers the transfer to Liverpool."
For the full story, click HERE.
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