Jeff Bezos in talks to join group interested in purchasing minority stake in Liverpool

[p]Bezos, one of the world's richest men, could become part of the group led by British-Indian businessman Bhatia, the son-in-law of billionaire steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.[/p][p]Sky News reported Bezos' interest but said he is not certain to proceed with the potential plan.[/p][p]The 62-year-old American is estimated by Forbes to be worth around £192 billion.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a]'s owners Fenway Sports Group confirmed on Tuesday Bhatia's consortium had approached them to discuss buying a minority stake in the 20-time English champions.[/p][p]Bezos has reportedly explored previous bids for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders, but decided against pursuing either deal.[/p][embed guid="c5bafed8-058d-4c4e-b0ec-4fa0b2e4801f" url="https://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/2079814476514071019" social-type="twitter" /][p]Bhatia's interest in the Premier League club came on the same day the 46-year-old stepped down from the board at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qpr/lrMHUHDc/"]QPR[/a].[/p][p]He ended an 18-year association with the English Championship team by transferring his stake to majority owner Ruben Gnanalingam.[/p][p]In 2023, FSG sold a minority stake in Liverpool to investment firm Dynasty and any deal with Bhatia, should it proceed, is expected to be along similar lines.[/p][p]According to the Financial Times, a deal with the consortium led by Bhatia would value Liverpool at more than $6 billion (£4.59bn).[/p][p]FSG, which also owns the Boston Red Sox baseball team, bought Liverpool in 2010 for £300 million.[/p]