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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Liverpool owners close to £1.35bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos

Liverpool fans welcome the team bus as it arrives outside the stadium before the pre-season friendly with Monaco
Fenway Sports Group has owned Liverpool since 2010. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

A consortium including the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, is close to completing a deal for a 30% stake in Liverpool after months of talks with Fenway Sports Group. The investors are led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of the Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and who previously was a shareholder and director at Queens Park Rangers.

The Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is another member of the group who will pay in the region of £1.35bn. The deal is effectively agreed, but may take up to a month to complete.

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