A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reached a definitive agreement to buy a minority stake in Liverpool, the Premier League club’s owners Fenway Sports Group said on Friday.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A consortium containing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is buying a minority stake in Premier League club Liverpool, the English soccer giant said on Friday. Club owner Fenway Sports Group (FSG) said in a statement it entered into a “definitive agreement” for the sale to 1892 Holdings.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is part of the Amit Bhatia-led consortium that has agreed to buy a stake in Liverpool; Sky News reports the group are buying around one third of the Reds in a deal valuing the club at more than $7bn (£5.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos purchased a minority stake in English Premier League soccer franchise Liverpool, Fenway Sports Group announced Friday.

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