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Jeff Bezos Consortium Nears Deal for Minority Stake in Liverpool FC

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11 sources across 6 countries · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • The Guardian United Kingdom · Centre-left · Scott Trust Limited
  • BBC News United Kingdom · Centre · Public · Licence fee, royal charter
  • Financial Times United Kingdom · Centre · Nikkei Inc.
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • Sky News United Kingdom · Centre · Comcast
  • CNN Brasil Brazil · Centre · Rubens Menin (MRV)
  • Folha de S.Paulo Brazil · Centre · Grupo Folha (Frias family)
  • Telex Hungary · Centre · Reader-funded, staff-owned
  • ANSA Italy · Centre · Publisher cooperative
  • Aftenposten Norway · Centre-right · Schibsted, Tinius Trust foundation
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded

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A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to acquiring a minority stake of approximately 30 percent in Liverpool Football Club. The investment group is led by Amit Bhatia, the son in law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and a former shareholder in Queens Park Rangers. The group also includes Facebook co founder Eduardo Saverin. Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which has owned the club since 2010, may announce the deal as early as this week. The investment would reportedly value the club at approximately 4.4 billion pounds, or 5.9 billion dollars, marking one of the largest valuations in football history. While FSG is seeking external investment, the group intends to retain control of the club. This follows a previous minority stake sale to Dynasty Equity in 2023. The club is currently in a period of transition following the departure of manager Arne Slot, forward Mohamed Salah, and FSG football CEO Michael Edwards. Bezos, who has previously explored bids for NFL franchises, would be making his first investment in football through this deal.

How each side framed it

Centre-left
These reports emphasized the club's current state of transition and the significant increase in valuation under FSG ownership.
Centre
These outlets focused on the financial details of the transaction and Bezos's history with sports investments.
Centre-right
This coverage focused on the potential for a deal to be announced quickly and the resulting value increase for the American owners.

Sources

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