Consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances talks for Liverpool stake
A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is in advanced talks to acquire a 30% stake in Liverpool Football Club. The group is led by businessman Amit Bhatia and aims to secure a strategic minority investment.
Why it matters
The entry of major tech billionaires into English Premier League ownership highlights the increasing commercialization and global investment interest in top-tier sports franchises.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Bezos has an estimated net worth of $256bn (£192bn)
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 in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club".
Bhatia is the son-in-law of Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal and had been a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years before relinquishing his stake in the club last month.
American businessman Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant Amazon, is the fourth-richest person in the world.
According to Forbes, the 62-year-old has an estimated net worth of $256bn (£192bn).
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