According to the Athletic, US billionaire Stephen Pagliuca is a 'serious contender' to buy Liverpool. The 67-year-old is close to FSG and John Henry and it could be a factor in his desire to complete a takeover.
Here is everything we know about Pagliuca.
1. Net worth. Pagliuca's estimated net worth is £2.9bn. It's not enough to buy Liverpool but he may team up with others.
2. Theoretically 7 times richer than City owner. Pagliuca's company Bain Capital reportedly has £119bn assets. That's 7 times more than Man City owner Sheikh Mansour's net worth (£17bn). However, £119bn are assets under their management, not hard cash.
3. Chelsea takeover attempt. Pagliuca was among several bidders to try to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich in the spring. He ultimately lost to Todd Boehly but Pagliuca's bid was one of four bids to be shortlisted.
4. Already owns a football club. Pagliuca has 55% of shares in Serie A club Atalanta. He also co-owns the NBA team the Boston Celtics.
5. Worked at Burger King. He didn't flip burgers there though. Pagliuca sat on the fast food chain's board of directors between 2002 and 2009, overseeing their return to profitability.
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