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Liverpool consortium leader wants Amazon chief Jeff Bezos to join the bid

Jeff Bezos Liverpool Amit Bhatia Amazon Arne Slot FSG EPL John W Henry Jurgen Klopp Lakshmi Mittal
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 17: U.S. Founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions on June 17, 2026 in Paris, France. VivaTech, the biggest tech show in Europe but also in a unique digital format, for 4 days of reconnection and relaunch thanks to innovation. The event brings together startups, CEOs, investors, tech leaders and all of the digital transformation players who are shaping the future of the Internet. The annual technology conference, also known as VivaTech, was founded in 2016 by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos and is dedicated to promoting innovation and startups. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images).

Amit Bhatia’s bid to acquire a stake in 2024-25 Premier League winners Liverpool could gain one of the biggest hitters of all thanks to the consortium’s invitation to billionaire Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.

Bhatia, the son-in-law of Queens Park Rangers co-owner and steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, is working on buying a 30 percent stake in the Merseyside club that values Liverpool at more than $6 billion.

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