Liverpool FC Owner Fenway in Talks to Buy French Football Club

  • FSG in talks for majority stake in FC Girondins De Bordeaux
  • The six-time French champions have been struggling financially

Girondins de Bordeaux players celebrate after scoring a goal against OGC Nice in Bordeaux, France, in January.

Photographer: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/Getty Images
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French football team FC Girondins De Bordeaux is in discussions with Fenway Sports Group, the American owner of Liverpool FC, about a possible takeover.

Bordeaux is considering a proposal to sell a majority stake of its capital to FSG, according to a statement Tuesday. The six-time French champions have been struggling financially, and without new funding risk being relegated by DNCG, the French football regulator.