Looking at the development of the club very closely in the last few years under FSG without going into the details, I'm led to believe they may not be here for the long haul but keeping the club afloat and yet without seriously trying to win anything as they are only willing to invest that much in the club in the hope that the club comes good. That's my personal opinion and I won't go on a long debate on that. I have say it here 5 years ago and I'm still maintaining my stand that FSG will eventually sell the club to the highest bidder as they are businessmen through and through, don't think they have any true sentiments attached to the club. Or they could turn out to be Arsenal Mark II, I could be wrong though.
I'm a sentimentalist and as much as I oppose to the club being sold to a hobbyist but the world has moved on since the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s and beyond. The old 1st division has moved on to the Premiere league and so did the old European Cup to the Champions League. Sponsorships, TV rights, sales of merchandise, fan base, winning trophies etc all wrapped into one is the order of the day now. It is all about winning and you need that extra dosh without really straining your pocket at all to achieve that and to sustain that. Sadly, FSG may not fall into that category of owners, whether policy wise and/or financially so. Again, I could be wrong though.
Klopp has already proven what he has achieved at Dortmund, to bring that club that far and that's the best he could do and I believe he has led the club to the summit and he could do no more. But to maintain a long term challenge against Bayern, I'd believe Klopp knows too well that Dortmund do not have that financial muscle to be in the same league as Bayern. One failed season; even that with many injured players that led him to resign from Dortmund doesn't make much sense to me. He needed a new challenge and that was what reported of him saying. Without serious injection of resources, I foresee that Klopp could achieve the same thing here, win us a few cups here and there, winning that odd PL title and going on to the CL, but to go on a long term challenge against City and Chelsea or even Arsenal and MU, we are still lacking far behind financially.
We have fallen behind over the years, the league table in the last 10 years or so doesn't lie and we will be thereabouts in the coming years if there is not serious injection of resources to allow us to play catch up. Therefore, a new investor with serious injection of resources couple with Klopp's ability, this club could offer a long term challenge to any competitor.
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