Consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances talks for Liverpool stake

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A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.

A consortium including billionaire Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos has precocious its talks to bargain astir a 30% involvement successful Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.

The radical is led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia and besides includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

Owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) confirmed past period that the radical had "expressed involvement successful making a strategical number concern successful Liverpool Football Club".

Bhatia is the son-in-law of Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal and had been a manager and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years earlier relinquishing his involvement successful the nine past month.

American businessman Bezos, laminitis of e-commerce elephantine Amazon, is the fourth-richest idiosyncratic successful the world.

According to Forbes, the 62-year-old has an estimated nett worthy of $256bn (£192bn).

FSG, who bought Liverpool successful a £300m woody successful 2010, previously sold a number stake successful the Anfield broadside to planetary sports concern steadfast Dynasty Equity.