Consortium including Bezos advances talks for Liverpool stake
A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.
A consortium led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and including Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has advanced its talks to acquire a 30% stake in Liverpool Football Club, according to BBC Sport. The group's interest in a strategic minority investment in the English Premier League club was first reported by the organization last month.
Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, is the leader of the consortium and had previously served as a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years before selling his stake last month. Bezos, ranked as the world's fourth-richest person with an estimated net worth of $256 billion, stepped down as Amazon's CEO in 2021 to become executive chairman, still owning 8% of the e-commerce giant.
FSG, the current owners of Liverpool, had previously sold a minority stake to Dynasty Equity in 2014.
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