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Liverpool latest: What FSG said about minority stake sale
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Liverpool’s owners have agreed to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
The deal will see Bezos participate in an investor group of a syndicate which is led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and until recently a shareholder in Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
The deal installs some of world’s wealthiest individuals as co-owners of the Reds,
FSG originally made clear in 2022 that it would be open to new investment in Liverpool, either from minority shareholders or a potential full sale.
It said at the time: “FSG has frequently received expressions of interest from third parties seeking to become shareholders in Liverpool.
“FSG has said before that under the right terms and conditions, we would consider new shareholders if it was in the best
The new owners of Atletico Madrid have been confirmed as minority investors in Wrexham football club.
Apollo Sports Capital (ASC) last month became majority shareholders in Spanish giants Atletico, with the deal set to be formalised in the new year.
They have now opted to inject cash into Wrexham in a deal that will see the club’s celebrity figureheads Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac remain as controlling owners of the
Modric will be involved at a Championship club which posted a pre-tax loss of £15.2m in the latest financial year.
That was a drop of £2.7m compared to the pre-tax loss of £17.9m posted for the previous financial year.
Swansea posted a turnover of £21.5m for the year ending 30 June, 2024.
In a statement accompanying their annual financial status, Swansea said: “The board acknowledges that whilst the magnitude of
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has acquired a minority stake in Premier League club Ipswich Town.
Sheeran, who is a lifelong fan of the Tractor Boys, has bought a 1.4% stake in the newly promoted side.
Ipswich say Sheeran will have long-term use of an executive box at their Portman Road home, but will not join the club’s board as his investment is only “passive and minority”.
Sheeran, who has been Town’s
Leeds United have announced that Red Bull has taken a minority ownership stake in the club, as well as taking over as their front-of-shirt sponsor.
The energy drink brand owns RB Leipzig in Germany’s Bundesliga, Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg and MLS side New York Red Bulls, as well as Red Bull Bragantino in Brazil.
They have also invested in ice hockey, extreme sports, motorsports and two teams in Formula
