Liverpool owners FSG ‘closing in’ on buying LaLiga club thanks to Real Madrid

LIVERPOOL chiefs Fenway Sports Group are approaching the end of their search for a second football club.

FSG, headed up by John W Henry, have been in charge at Anfield since 2010.

3 FSG chief John W Henry has been looking into a takeover of Getafe Credit: Getty

3 Getafe (in all blue) are currently sixth in LaLiga Credit: Getty

The company also owns baseball royalty, the Boston Red Sox , and a major ice hockey team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Now, they are closing in on a takeover of LaLiga side Getafe, according to the Daily Mail .

FSG assembled a crack team, including Michael Edwards, Julian Ward and Pedro Marques, to find a European club suitable for a buyout.

French side Toulouse and Spanish outfit Malaga were closely looked at, along with around 20 other teams.

But Madrid-based Getafe now seems the most likely candidate.

Real Madrid reportedly played matchmaker during a chat between Los Blancos CEO Jose Angel Sanchez and Getafe president Angel Torres.

Having been made aware of Liverpool's interest, Getafe welcomed an FSG delegation who flew out to take a closer look at their operation in early August.

Talks are said to have been positive - helped by Englishman Ward's fluent Spanish.

And FSG bosses are now weighing up their next move.

The potential cost of a full-scale takeover is still unknown. But if the demands are reasonable, a deal is expected to be a formality.

A Getafe buyout could see Liverpool emulate Chelsea 's close ties to Strasbourg, and Manchester City 's links to members of City Football Group.

FSG have transformed Liverpool from a sleeping giant to Premier League and European big hitters during their 15 years in the boardroom.

3 Michael Edwards was part of the team tasked with assessing Getafe Credit: PA