Bezos stepped down arsenic CEO of Amazon 5 years agone but remains 1 of the company's biggest shareholders.
He besides owns aerospace institution Blue Origin, task superior steadfast Nash Holdings and the Washington Post. More precocious helium created Prometheus, an artificial quality institution which past period invested £330m successful a British AI start-up.
As if to underline the standard of his fiscal resources, lone past week helium filed to merchantability 15 cardinal of his remaining Amazon shares with a marketplace worth of astir £3.1bn - treble the worth of the consortium's connection for a involvement successful Liverpool.
Bezos has been linked with sports concern for immoderate time, but usually American sports franchises which are either much costly oregon not unfastened to offers.
He was reportedly funny successful the Seattle Seahawks, who were sold for £7.3bn, external recently. The Washington Commanders, different NFL franchise said to beryllium of interest, were sold for £4.6bn successful 2023.
Buying a involvement successful Liverpool would springiness the 62-year-old a portion of 1 of the astir iconic planetary sports brands for a tiny fraction of his fortune.
But would Liverpool beryllium a presumption awesome oregon a existent investment?
It is not arsenic if Liverpool are chartless successful the United States, either. Research institution GWI has reported that Liverpool person 26 cardinal supporters successful the US, and the fastest-growing instrumentality base.
It is nary surprise, then, that the Reds had their pre-season circuit successful the States.
The woody would proceed a taxable of US concern into the Premier League, with 11 of the 20 teams this play having bulk power from America - Liverpool included.
That's not to notation Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac - formerly known arsenic Rob McElhenney - astatine Wrexham, and Tom Brady's Birmingham, successful the Championship.
FSG bought into Liverpool astatine the astir opportune time, with the nine struggling financially.
But adjacent astatine this constituent Hogan says determination is "a immense accidental still" to put successful "the biggest and astir fashionable athletics successful the world".
It taps into the crushed wherefore US wealth continues to determination into the English crippled - namely prestige, and the accidental to turn not conscionable successful this state but astir the satellite too.
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who is reported to beryllium worthy $32bn (£23.7bn), is besides progressive is the consortium.
Then determination is Amit Bhatia, who had been a manager and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for the past 18 years until helium relinquished his ownership involvement successful the Championship nine connected 21 July.
It is against Football Association regulations to person a important involvement successful much than 1 club, truthful the timing of Bhatia's determination appeared to corroborate helium is progressive successful the Liverpool deal.
Hogan has suggested determination is nary imaginable of FSG entertaining a afloat merchantability of the club, but Maguire believes if the archetypal concern goes well, that could change.
"If Bezos et al similar the kudos and attraction that portion owning arsenic large a marque arsenic Liverpool brings," Maguire said. "Then a afloat acquisition becomes a possibility, if the terms is right."
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