Jeff Bezos consortium to buy minority Liverpool stake in £1.5bn deal

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A consortium led by Jeff Bezos is acquiring a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club in a deal valued at approximately £1.5 billion. The majority owner, Fenway Sports Group, will maintain operational control and the club’s transfer budget remains unchanged.

Although majority owners Fenway Sports Group will continue to run day-to-day operations and there will be no change to Liverpool’s transfer budget, 1892 Holdings will now own around one-third of the club, which is now valued at over £5bn