For years Bezos has been the guy sports fans keep waiting on. His name got floated for the Seahawks, floated for the Commanders, and every time the deal ended up somewhere else. Reports out this week say that's finally changing, with Bezos reportedly part of a consortium closing in on a stake in one of the biggest clubs on the planet.
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The club in question is Liverpool, and the number being reported is a stake of roughly 30%, according to multiple outlets covering the story. Bezos isn't going it alone here either — he's reportedly teamed up with Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin as part of a group led by Amit Bhatia, in a deal that would value the club at around $6 billion.
That kind of price tag would make it one of the biggest football club deals ever struck, and it puts a real number on just how big Liverpool has become as a brand. The stake is reportedly coming from Fenway Sports Group, the outfit that's owned Liverpool since 2010 and also runs the Red Sox — and this wouldn't be a full sale, just FSG cashing in on a piece of the club while presumably staying in control.
Bezos finally getting off the sidelines matters beyond just Liverpool fans. The guy has more money than basically anyone who's ever bought into a sports franchise, and everyone from NFL owners to Premier League clubs has known it was only a matter of time before he actually pulled the trigger on something. Now the question is whether this is a toe in the water or the start of Bezos building out a real portfolio of teams.
Nothing's been formally announced yet, but reports out this week suggest that could change any day now. Once it does, Liverpool fans get to find out what it's like sharing their club with the third-richest man on the planet.