Amazon founder Bezos nears deal to buy stake in Liverpool: Reports
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- ANSA (Italy)seen 10 Aug, 16:12headline rewritten
Jeff Bezos vicino ad un accordo per una quota del LiverpoolBezos punta al calcio, mr Amazon vuole una quota del Liverpool - aol.co.ukseen 16 Aug, 03:43headline rewritten
Liverpool, Jeff Bezos and mission creepLiverpool, Jeff Bezos and mission creep off the field at Anfield
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Mon, 10 August 2026
8 reports- ANSA (Italy)10:31edited after publishing
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Jeff Bezos vicino ad un accordo per una quota del LiverpoolTrattativa per acquisire il 30% del club di Premier League
- Index.hr (Croatia)11:00first to report
KONZORCIJ koji uključuje Jeffa Bezosa i Eduarda Saverina blizu je kupnje trećine udjela u Liverpoolu.
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- Telegram.hr (Croatia)10 Aug, 12:01their copy
- Vecernji list (Croatia)11:28
Njihovim ulaganjem u klub, vrijednost Liverpoola će porasti. Po prvim prognozama, Redsi bi uskoro mogli vrijediti oko šest milijardi dolara
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)11:34
Konzorcij u kojem se nalazi i osnivač Amazona Jeff Bezos blizu je konačnog dogovora po kojem će kupiti jednu trećinu ukupnog udjela nogometnog kluba Liverpool, izvještava Sky Sports, uz dodatak da bi sve trebalo postati službeno već ovog tjedna, o čemu će izvijestiti Fenway Sports Group (FSG), većin...
- Channel News Asia11:58
The investment would reportedly value Liverpool at about US$5.9 billion, making it one of the largest valuations ever achieved in a football club deal.
- 24sata (Croatia)12:49
Bezos i Saverin blizu su ulaska u Liverpool. Konzorcij navodno preuzima trećinu kluba, a cijena bi mogla srušiti rekorde na 5,14 milijarde eura
- La Repubblica (Italy)13:52
L’investimento attraverso un consorzio guidato da Amit Bhatia, genero del miliardario dell’acciaio Lakshmi Mittal. All’interno anche il co-fondatore di Facebook Eduardo Saverin
- Anadolu Agency (AA)15:54
Consortium including Amazon founder reportedly close to acquiring roughly 1/3 of Premier League club
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- Al Jazeera English10 Aug, 12:43their copy
- tportal (Croatia)10 Aug, 12:50their copy
Tue, 11 August 2026
5 reports- shafaqna.com00:00
- Al Jazeera English13:36
Jeff Bezos reportedly part of consortium interested in English Premier League club Liverpool, but fans ask for meeting.
- aol.co.uk14:50edited after publishing
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Liverpool, Jeff Bezos and mission creepIn today’s Football Daily: An, ahem, prime example of modern football
- con-telegraph.ie15:15
Bezos, one of the three richest men in the world, has no prior experience of investing in a sports team.
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- anglocelt.ie11 Aug, 16:45their copy
- Anadolu Agency (AA)18:40
Consortium including Amazon founder reportedly nearing deal to acquire roughly 30% of Premier League club
Fri, 14 August 2026
14 reports- Channel News Asia16:05
- Al Jazeera English16:59
The 1892 Holdings consortium, led by former QPR chairman Amit Bhatia, also includes Bezos’s K5 Sports Fund.
- El Mundo (Spain)17:23
El precio pagado supera los 1.500 millones de libras y sitúa el valor total del club en unos 5.000 millones de libras (unos 7.000 millones de dólares) Leer
- El País (Spain)17:28
Medios británicos informan de que la compra supera los 1.500 millones de libras
- Die Zeit (Germany)17:44
Amazon-Milliardär Jeff Bezos, ein Mitgründer von Facebook und weitere Investoren wollen Anteile am FC Liverpool kaufen. Fans äußern Sorge vor Veränderungen.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)18:11
Als Teil eines Konsortiums hat sich der Amazon-Milliardär beim FC Liverpool eingekauft – für einen Betrag von bis zu 1,8 Milliarden Euro. Fans machen sich Sorgen um die Zukunft des Premier-League-Clubs.
- Le Monde (France)18:55
Fenway Sports Group, le propriétaire du club anglais de football, a annoncé vendredi la cession de parts à un groupe d’investisseurs, parmi lesquels se trouve le multimilliardaire américain.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)19:02
Bhatia bi trebao postati klupski dopredsjednik
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)19:16
Einer der reichsten Männer der Welt investiert in den Premier-League-Spitzenclub FC Liverpool. Als Teil eines Konsortiums pumpt Bezos frisches Geld in den Verein. Nicht jedem gefällt das.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)19:30
Vlasnička struktura Liverpoola doživjela je veliku promjenu
- Anadolu Agency (AA)20:58
Reported $2.2B deal for 30% stake values Premier League club at $7.4B
- tportal (Croatia)21:19
Tvrtka Fenway Sports Group (FSG), vlasnik nogometnog giganta Liverpoola, obznanila je u petak da je postignut dogovor o prodaji oko trećine udjela kluba.
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- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)14 Aug, 21:47their copy
- ABC News (Australia)22:05
The world's fourth-most wealthiest person, Jeff Bezos, buys a minority stake in Liverpool along with a Facebook co-founder.
- Le Monde English23:51
Fenway Sports Group, which has owned Liverpool since 2010, said it would retain majority ownership and control of the club. Reports said the consortium, led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, is acquiring roughly one-third of Liverpool.
Sat, 15 August 2026
3 reports- Anadolu Agency (AA)04:02
- Independent MP Zarah Sultana cites Amazon’s labor record, links to Israel as Liverpool supporters’ union seeks scrutiny of new investors
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:28
KRITIZIRALA je odluku o prodaji.
- Times of India20:05
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)12:09
Beim englischen Traditionsklub sitzt künftig eine Riege an Multimilliardären am Steuer. Vorerst halten sie rund 30 Prozent der Anteile – doch Jeff Bezos und seine Mitstreiter könnten die Mehrheit am FC Liverpool anstreben.
Tue, 18 August 2026
2 reports- tportal (Croatia)13:28
Fenway Sports Group prodao je znatno veći udio u Liverpoolu nego što se prvotno vjerovalo, tvrdi The Athletic.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)18:33
1892 Holdings reportedly also has option to acquire controlling stake in English Premier League club within next 12 months
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- Times of India10:36
Jeff Bezos is stepping into the world of sports ownership with a significant investment in Liverpool Football Club through 1892 Holdings, which now owns around forty percent of the team. Fenway Sports Group remains the majority owner, ensuring operational governance. The agreement also presents an opportunity for the consortium to pursue a controlling stake, aiming to enhance Liverpool's prospects for ongoing growth and achievement.