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Southampton: Owner Gao Jisheng reportedly lowers asking price for club

By Ryan Borowski

Southampton owners Gao Jisheng (L) and Katharina Liebherr (R) attend the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on April 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Glyn KIRK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Southampton owners Gao Jisheng (L) and Katharina Liebherr (R) attend the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on April 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Glyn KIRK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) /
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A report from the Daily Star has said the owner has lowered his asking price for the club by £50m as he looks to move on from Southampton.

There are conflicting reports however on what the asking price for the club is or even if they are truly up for sale but the evidence is starting to point in the favor of Gao wanting to sell his stake in Southampton.

It has been a rocky time for Gao as majority owner of the team since he bought his 80% share of the team a few years ago. I do not think he ever truly won over the fans and with some of the comments he has made in the past it definitely did not endear him to anyone.

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: Southampton owner Gao Jisheng is seen in the stand prior to the Premier League match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary’s Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: Southampton owner Gao Jisheng is seen in the stand prior to the Premier League match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary’s Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

The first report from the Daily Star said the club would be for sale for £250m but the club claimed they were not for sale but always open to new investments.

With relegation (hopefully) out of the picture this season, Gao will be able to find someone who will actually want to own the club and run it properly and pump some money into the team to help the manager out when he needs it.

The last few seasons have not been easy for anybody. From the players to the supporters so hopefully now if the team sells we can leave this chapter of Saints history behind us and move onto better times.

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