Live Bar, November 23 According to the " Mirror " report, Fenway Sports Group, the owner of Liverpool , is about to complete the acquisition of the NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins . This is another expansion of Fenway Sports Group’s sports territory.
20 years ago, John Henry founded Fenway Sports Group. They acquired the Boston Red Sox in 2002, and currently, the Boston Red Sox are one of the most valuable baseball teams in the world. "Forbes" values the Boston Red Sox at 2.5 billion pounds. Later, they also successively acquired half of the shares of the Premier League team Liverpool and the NASCAR Rush-Fenway Racing Team. It is reported that the current transaction between Fenway Sports Group and the Pittsburgh Penguins is close to completion. The transaction amount is 638 million pounds. As Fenway Sports Group continues to expand its territory, their sports empire's current net assets will exceed 6 billion pounds. At present, the total value of Liverpool and Boston Red Sox alone is as high as 5.4 billion pounds. However, Fenway Sports Group is still seeking opportunities to expand its territory in the sports field. In the post-epidemic era, they hope to act quickly and seize the opportunity. Seize the opportunity.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are also giants in the field of ice hockey . They have won the Stanley Cup , which symbolizes the NHL's highest honor, twice in the past five years. According to the " Wall Street Journal " report, the Pittsburgh Penguins' executives did not originally intend to sell the team, but Fenway Sports Group provided an offer that could not be refused and stated that it would retain the Pittsburgh Penguins' executives. Entering the NHL is just the beginning. Next, they will accelerate investment in other sports projects in the United States because their goal is to further consolidate their position in the sports field. NBA will undoubtedly be the next target of Fenway Sports Group. It is reported that LeBron James has invested 540 million pounds in Fenway Sports Group, and because of his relationship with Nike , Liverpool is in the same league. After the contract of New Balance ended, they also signed a contract with Nike.
At present, Fenway Sports Group's eyes are still focused on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their acquisition of the Pittsburgh Penguins was carefully considered. In addition, there is an unused vacant land near the team's current stadium that can be developed. Since acquiring Liverpool in 2010, Fenway Sports Group has renovated Anfield Stadium to maximize stadium revenue. In Boston, they also made good profits from a real estate project they developed near the Red Sox stadium, which also includes a 5,000-seat theater. Therefore, the vacant land near the Pittsburgh Penguins stadium will also be subject to similar commercial development, which is one of the reasons why Fenway Sports Group hopes to acquire them.
However, when Liverpool fans learned the news, they scorned it. They believe that compared to the expenditures of other Premier League team owners, Liverpool's owners have obviously not done enough. Although Salah currently expresses his willingness to stay in Liverpool, the two parties still have not reached an agreement on the new contract extension. It is reported that the salary issue is the main issue in the contract extension.
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