Jeff Bezos attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions on June 17, 2026 in Paris, France.
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A group that includes Jeff Bezos has struck a deal with Fenway Sports Group to become minority owners in Liverpool Football Club, FSG said Friday.
The deal is the Amazon founder’s first investment in a sports property. The consortium will buy roughly one-third of the Premier League club, and the minority transaction is valued at about $7.1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly.
As a condition of the deal, the investment group has an option to become the majority shareholder of Liverpool at a valuation around $8 billion in the next 12 months, according to a person familiar with the matter. The largest contribution to the $7.1 billion minority investment — more than $1 billion — comes from the firm K5 Global. Jeff Bezos is…
