This page was last edited on 21 October 2022, at 12:30. Also his siblings Hubert, Willi and Isolde held shares of the company. Explains in this video how the department has changed during his time at the club. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. Katharina Liebherr Statement from Mr Jisheng Gao I am honoured and humbled to become a partner of Southampton Football Club alongside Katharina Liebherr, who, together with her father, has been such a great steward of the club, its growth and success. But it also leaves Liebherr, who has never been spotted at the Premier League's shareholders' meetings and had met Pochettino only once before Thursday, at the end-of-season party, with a dilemma. His last role there was as Director of Performance Solutions. Southampton's current owner Katharina Liebherr will retain 20 per cent of the club. View our online Press Pack. After his death at the age of 62 in August 2010 and the subsequent inheritance of Mali Holdings by Katharina, she decided to make 31 employees redundant and has since been accused of failing to set a new direction for thecompany. The Swiss newspaper Der Bund said that while Mali initially said that Katharina would continue her father's work, "it has become increasingly clear in recent months that Mali can't sort out thesuccessorship". After the events of the past week, my priority has been to bring stability to the management of the Club and I am pleased that we have been able to make this appointment from within. Although Southampton benefit from the rewards of the Premier League's 5.5bn television deals, the investment required for the next stage of Cortese's "project" to compete seriously for European qualification may have given her pause for thought and be a factor in her desire for a greater say in the operational side of the business. Joined club in 2017 after five years with Reading. Chairman: Ralph Krueger. Southampton fans, cheered in recent seasons by successive promotions and the pleasing style of football employed by Adkins and Pochettino as they plotted a course to a permanent position among the elite, would be concerned at the prospect of being pitched back into the game of Russian roulette that new ownership hasbecome. The Premier League is increasingly competitive; we need to keep moving forward and look to new markets for commercial growth, innovation and to share our journey. Is a Pro Licence coach who also has a Master's in sports and physiology. There is also speculation over how much of the club Liebherr wants to part with, after stating that she was looking for a "potential partnership" with any interested investors. Katharina Liebherr is a member in a family business that leads the way in manufacturing construction machinery. With the departure of the sometimes volatile Cortese, she finds herself at once desperately searching for a new chief executive to run the club while facing pressure from a sceptical fanbase to explain her actions in the knowledge the summer could bring further flux. Search instead in Creative? ", At Agritechnica 2009, the world's largest trade fair for agricultural machinery, Mali presented its trac-140 system carrier for municipal applications. It was he who convinced the German billionaire Liebherr of the potential of a once proud south coast football club that had fallen on hard times. "Together we have had many years of progression and success, and ensuring this continues is the main focus of any possible partnership. Semmens said Southampton had found the perfect solution for the club. If you look at the infrastructure off the pitch we believe it's the best in British football. VIDEO: Southampton FC owner Katharina Liebherr and chairman Ralph Krueger officially open the Markus Liebherr Pavilion, and pay tribute to its late. Has been working as a consultant at the club for two decades. The Markus Liebherr Pavilion officially opens its doors today, and is the focal point of the Staplewood Football Development & Support Centre - a top-class training facility designed to continue the club . As a team, we will strive to build upon the strong foundation that is in place towards sustainable long-term success. 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Lander Sports Development are interested in taking the club off Swiss owner Katharina Liebherr's hands but the sale is not likely to be completed soon, according to The Times. Liebherr: New Saints directors a priority. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. As the ancient Chinese proverb goes - a Southampton footballer is like a panda - he eats shoots and leaves (usually to Liverpool) As a long term saints fan I think we need to wait and see how this works out. Physics graduate who joined the club in January 2021 and reports to Kleyn. Together, we have the passion and motivation to build on Southamptons excellent progress in recent years as we look forward to an exciting next chapter for the club. Markus had an estimated fortune of 3bn when he died, bequeathing Katharina not only his companies and wealth but a football club to which she has little connection save for the cranes in the harbour that carry her family name. ARGENTINA star Lionel Messi has said futsal really helped me become who I am today and River Plate are typical of pro clubs in the country in having a futsal division. The German inherited the club from her father, Markus Liebherr, who died in 2010. I would like to thank the passionate supporters of the club for their ongoing loyalty and faith, and I look forward to seeing you soon at St Mary's. Southampton executive chairman Nicola Cortese Chairman Nicola Cortese could leave Southampton over divisions with the club's owner, Katharina Liebherr. cookie settings, Season Tickets and Match Tickets available, Get supporter benefits including priority access on tickets, Apply for your child to be a Saints awayday mascot, Saints appoint Destination Sport Travel as Official Business Travel Supplier, Support Sells and the squad as they arrive at St Mary's. Read about the launch of Unite for Access, Level Playing Field's new campagin. And yet while Cortese had become used to running the club as if it were his own, totting up the large investment made by the Liebherrs in Southampton since 2009, it is perhaps not unreasonable for Katharina to insist on having more of a say. Joined Saints in January 2018 as Research and Insights Executive. 8h Alex Kirkland. Solak described the acquisition of Southampton as the first step towards execution of our investment strategy. WHEN Ansoumane Konde's dreams of becoming a pro ended, he found he had nothing to showcase his unique experiences in the game. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr has confirmed the Premier League club are interested in potential investment from a Chinese group. A potential partnership would need to clear multiple approvals and fulfil strict criteria before being confirmed. Was Head of Analysis at Bristol City for seven years before joining Saints in January 2021. He has a BSc in Economics and Accounting from the University of Southampton.". Southampton will be a cornerstone of the organisation we plan to build.. When is the tournament?It opens on Wednesday 6 July 2022 at Old Trafford and finishes on Sunday 31 July at Wembley. Liebherr had previously equipped some Schlter tractors with Liebherr engines. Job title changed to Head of Medical Services for the Professional Phase in 2018. I am honoured and humbled to become a partner of Southampton Football Club alongside Katharina Liebherr, who, together with her father, has been such a great steward of the club, its growth and success. A spokesman for the Premier League said: "As with any change of control at a Premier League club, we have checked the sources and sufficiency of funding in place to acquire the shares, and been provided with a detailed business plan showing the new owners can sustain the club going forward. Joined from Birmingham City in March 2018 and promoted to the first team in October 2021. overcame a ten-point deduction for going into administration to mount a late challenge for the play-offs, missing out by seven points. but the takeover is now a personal investment. S outhampton fans desperately scouring the internet for information on Katharina Liebherr, the little-known figure who is now owner and chair of their club after the sudden departure of. Ankersen left Brentford and his post as the executive chairman of the Danish club FC Midtjylland in December to set up the sports investment firm Sport Republic, which has bought a controlling 80% stake in Southampton. In the same time period, he has been the Executive Chairman of the Danish club FC Midtjylland and overseen the most successful period in the clubs history, winning three Danish Championships, qualifying for the Champions League group stages in 2020 as well as making the club highly profitable. English clubs Aston Villa, Birmingham, Wolves, Reading and West Brom already have Chinese investors, as do Italian side AC Milan, who were bought for 628m earlier this year. The most recent results for the holding company DMWSL 613, for which Cortese is listed as the only director, detail the spending for the year to June 2012, the season in which Southampton were promoted back to the Premier League. Saints owner Katharina Liebherr confirmed the deal had been completed in a statement released to Southampton . Continuity, stability, and clarity of the way forward are equally as important as the new initiatives and ideas we can now bring to the club. Deserved defeat at Villarreal is coming at the wrong time for a tired Real Madrid side. Joined in September 2018 from Doncaster, where he had been Head of Performance Analysis for four years. MALI Spezialfahrzeugbau GmbH, based in Elbe, Germany, deals with research, design, manufacture and sale of offroad vehicles. The next chapter for Saints, Chinese ownership, will be fascinating to see. Consortium plans to build global portfolio of clubs, Former Brentford executive Rasmus Ankersen involved. Watch the manager speak ahead of Wednesday's cup clash. A look back at an impressive week for Southampton's on loan players. It is now clear that, according to filings in Switzerland, Cortese resigned as a Mali director in October last year on the very same day as Liebherr was appointed to the board. He was the son of the late Hans Liebherr, who started the company Liebherr, one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction machinery, set up over 60 years ago in Germany. The MALI Group focuses on the development and market launch of products for the off-road sector. 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Liebherr, her advisers, Semmens and the managing director, Toby Steele, oversaw the takeover process. A few months after buying Southampton he bailed out a struggling printing company in Bern, saving 50 jobs and those of 72 apprentices and becoming known as the "Wifag saviour". Thank you Katharina for all the success and stability you have bought to Saints, developing the club in the right way. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Southampton have been approached by Chinese property company Lander Sports Development, Katharina Liebherr (right) inherited the club from her father Markus who died in 2010, Southampton are through to the EFL Cup final where they will play Manchester United, Southampton weathered the Liverpool storm and came out winners over two legs, beating Liverpool 2-0 over two legs of the EFL Cup semi-finals, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Terms & Conditions Returned to the club in November 2019. The 45-year-old has yet to make a. That combination is very hard to find, and we are thrilled to have reached an agreement that secures our short and long-term future. Previous majority owner Katharina Liebherr looks forward to 'new chapter' . Having spent an estimated 75m on players over the past five years, and assuming she feels little of the emotional connection to the club that her father exhibited, she may well be pondering the risk/reward ratio of further investment. I am pleased to confirm that talks to bring in a new partner to our club have been concluded. Sounds like a takeover to me! It said: "Southampton FC announces that club owner Katharina Liebherr has taken on the role of non-executive Chairman. Idea is to bring an analytical and data-driven edge to scouting and recruitment. Southampton have new owners, after being taken over by a consortium backed by the Serbian media magnate Dragan Solak. MALI Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH in Schnebeck filed for insolvency in 2012. olak is also a passionate golfer who was deeply involved in the development of golf in the Balkan region and serves as the Chairman of the Board of the international golf group Eligo. It has been won seven times by Germany, once by West Germany, twice by Norway and once each by Sweden and the Netherlands. Having experienced a narrow escape in 2007, when the club were nearly bought by the hedge fund Sisu that went on to alight upon now homeless Coventry City, and endured a recent flirtation with administration, they will be more aware than most of the uncertainty any move to sell the club could bring. 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We searched the world for good people with the ambition and resources to lead us into the next era and I am happy to confirm we have found them. Keep up to date with ALL the Southampton news, gossip and transfers on our club page. Her legacy as sole owner is easy to see - two promotions saw her finish what her father started in 2009, the revival of Southampton FC from near extinction. Sport Republic is being built to provide a network of people, clubs and technology that allows the clubs within it to grow every day and gain the advantages you need to be successful, he said. Establishing a new set of Southampton directors is Katharina Liebherr's top priority, the Saints owner confirmed in a statement. The Mali group contains five independent businesses, all belonging to the MALI Markus Liebherr International group whose head offices are in Fribourg, Switzerland. Loans of 38m were ploughed into the club and later converted to equity. Southampton are in talks with Chinese investors over selling a stake in the club and owner Katharina Liebherr promises any deal would be in the "best interests of the club.". On 28 March 2010, Southampton won the Football League Trophy at Wembley Stadium.[16]. Last updated on 28 March 201528 March 2015.From the section Football. Schlter Freitag in Hallbergmoos", Freiburger Unternehmer Markus Liebherr gestorben, "Markus Liebherr Of Southampton Football Club", "Markus Liebherr 'made provision for Southampton's future' before death", "Mali Spezialfahrzeugbau ist insolvent: Keine Traktoren mehr aus Schnebeck", Oldknow returns to St Marys (From Daily Echo), Swiss Saints deal completed (From Daily Echo), "Chinesischer Investor von zweifelhaftem Ruf bernimmt den FC Southampton", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Markus_Liebherr&oldid=1117383448. Looks forward to & # x27 ; s current owner Katharina Liebherr confirmed... 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