Emile Heskey insists Liverpool will still be one of the main players in the transfer market next summer despite uncertainty around exactly who will own the club by the end of the season.
The Reds' stuttering start to their Premier League campaign has been matched by unforeseen happenings off it, after Fenway Sports Group announced that they were considering additional investment in the Merseyside club or even an outright sale.
Supporters have been further unsettled by news this week that sporting director Julian Ward and Head of Data Ian Graham are both set to leave their posts at the end of the season, leading to questions around just how competitive Liverpool can expect to be when it comes to capturing big name players such as Jude Bellingham, but former Anfield striker Heskey is not overly concerned, even if he didn't see the sale of the club coming.
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He told Safebettingssites.com : “It did surprise me, yes but we should never be surprised. It shouldn’t destabilise the club, they’re a huge club in the global sense. In terms of investment buying a player like Jude Bellingham is only going to make the club more valuable. So I can’t see them backing down in the transfer market and not looking to spend on players either just because the club is up for sale. There will be plenty of bids for Liverpool, it’s just a matter of finding the right buyers.”
Liverpool have been heavily linked with a summer move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Bellingham, who depending on his performances at the World Cup plus the prospect of a bidding war, could cost as much as £150million to bring to Anfield.
As reported by Paul Gorst on Thursday, The ECHO understands that Liverpool have already begun a process that will identify the best possible model for them to use going forward with Klopp playing a pivotal role in what comes next. It's one that could yet be a considerable shift from the FSG one that has underpinned so much of the success since 2019, but one that has, often, left many fans muttering and lamenting about net spends.
Liverpool aren't anticipating anything to alter in the immediate future but the looming January window, like so much of the longer-term landscape, poses so many questions for supporters keen to see investment.
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