Liverpool FC News: FSG shoot down Florian Wirtz conspiracy theory

Under the ownership of Fenway Sports Group, the Reds are part of a conglomerate organisation.

To put it simply, it means Liverpool are one of John Henry's various business endeavours, albeit a particularly significant one, alongside baseball team the Boston Red Sox over in the United States.

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Both are self-sustainable organisations, but a lot of money is at stake, in terms of the decisions that are made in each team, and it doesn't take a lot for one asset to be seen as favoured over another.

Last week, following a controversial trade made by the Red Sox, fans of the side were left perplexed, and some looked to Liverpool's business to try and work out why such a decision was made.

Wirtz had nothing to do with the Devers trade

To those who don't know about Major League Baseball, the Boston Red Sox, or Rafael Devers, this might make little to no sense to you, but I'll try to clarify some things.

Earlier this week, Devers was traded to the San Francisco Giants in a move that stunned fans. He had only recently signed a 10-year contract extension in 2023 worth $313.5m, yet he was taken off the roster in favour of bringing other five players in. The Giants would pay the remaining $250m.

In purely sporting terms, it made no sense that the player was sent packing. He was a three-time All-Star and the fans adored him. In football terms, I imagine this is like prime Mohamed Salah leaving.

This was a business decision, which would have been sanctioned by FSG and following the news that Liverpool had agreed a £116m ($157.8m) deal for Florian Wirtz, claims of favouritism came out.

MLB Scoops on X posted: "... Sources have indicated that John Henry and co. will be prioritising Liverpool Football Club for the time being". This created a conversation that Liverpool fans hadn't considered before - FSG strategically using their portfolio to fuel different endeavours.

But, according to FSG, such conspiracy theories are simply untrue. The two deals are separate.

Speaking via Mass Live, Boston's Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow refuted the claims.

He said: "That's not just a stretch, it's just completely untrue. In none of the conversations that I have with John, with ownership, about our resources, is the financial implications or situations of any of the other teams a topic.

"The Red Sox are run independently of any of those organisations. The time here was just a matter of lining up on getting the right players back and finding the right situation that represented a trade that we needed to make."

As such, the Red Sox fans can begin to calm down, and the Liverpool fans should stop taunting them.

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Liverpool were not given a cash injection following the Devers trade and in fact, the club's ability to agree such a deal for Florian Wirtz is an indictment of their profitability and frugal transfer strategy.

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