sports
Liverpool owners close to £1.35bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos
Group including Amazon founder has held talks with FSG
TL;DR
- A consortium, including Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin, is nearing a deal to buy a 30% stake in Liverpool FC.
- The deal is valued at approximately £1.35bn and has been in talks with Fenway Sports Group (FSG) for months.
- Bezos, the executive chair of Amazon, is making his first investment in football.
- Amazon has a history of acquiring sports rights for its streaming service.
- FSG, which bought Liverpool in 2010, previously sold a 3% stake to Dynasty Equity in 2023.
- The article mentions recent changes at Anfield, including a new head coach and player departures.