{
  "id": 536863,
  "title": "Consortium advances talks for stake in Liverpool",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/consortium-advances-talks-for-stake-in-liverpool",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T04:49:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/consortium-advances-talks-for-stake-in-liverpool/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A consortium led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has advanced its negotiations to acquire a significant stake in Liverpool Football Club, BBC Sport has learned. The group, headed by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, also includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. FSG, Liverpool's owners, confirmed last month that the investors expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in the club. Bhatia, son-in-law of Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, previously served as a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years before relinquishing his stake last month. Bezos, the fourth-richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $256bn, is set to expand his interests beyond e-commerce and entertainment into the world of sports.",
  "summary": "A consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has advanced its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told. The group is led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia and also includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) confirmed last month that the group had “expressed interest […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Amazon founder Jeff Bezos part of consortium set to buy stake in Liverpool, reports say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-part-of-consortium-set-to-buy-stake-in",
        "published": "2026-08-11T03:27:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}