Liverpool’s owners have agreed a deal to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
In a statement, Fenway Sports Group (FSG) announced it had reached a definitive agreement for the sale of a strategic minority investment to 1892 Holdings, per BBC Sport.
The group is headed by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia and also includes billionaire Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
Liverpool are set to appoint Bhatia as vice-chairman and he will join an expanded board, subject to regulatory approval.
He is the son-in-law of Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal, and had been a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years before giving up his stake in the club last month.
American businessman Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant Amazon, is the fourth-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $256bn (£192bn). It’s the first time he’s ventured into sports ownership, although he won’t be joining Liverpool’s board.
But Bryan Baum, founder of venture capital firm K5 Sports thru which Bezos is investing, and Saverin’s wife Elaine, will join the Anfield board.
BBC Sport has been told that the transaction will not affect the club’s approach to the transfer window, and that there is no additional or separate transfer budget attached to the investment.
The deal is reported to value the club at between £5bn and £6bn.
