Fußballclub: Jeff Bezos steigt mit Investorengruppe beim FC Liverpool ein
Gemeinsam mit anderen Investoren kauft Amazon-Gründer Bezos Anteile am FC Liverpool. Operative Aufgaben soll er bei dem Club nicht bekommen, doch Fans fürchten trotzdem seinen Einfluss.
FC Liverpool, the English football club, has announced that it has sold a minority stake in the club to an investor group led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The club confirmed the deal on Friday, stating that Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, is spearheading the investor group. Alongside Bezos, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is also part of the group.
According to a report by the BBC, the American owners of the Fenway Sports Group (FSG), who purchased the club in 2010 for approximately 350 million euros, are set to receive between 1.5 and 1.8 billion euros for 30 percent of the shares. FSG president Mike Gordon stated that this decision is in the long-term best interest of the club.
Bezos is not expected to play an operational role in the club. The fan union Spirit of Shankly expressed skepticism about the deal, citing similar sales in other clubs that led to significant changes in club leadership and football operations that many Liverpool fans did not want to see. The Premier League is considered the wealthiest football league in the world, with around half of its 20 clubs owned by investors primarily based in the United States.
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