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The price of a full takeover by Liverpool’s new minority investors has been revealed. Amit Bhatia has been installed as vice-chairman while Saverin’s wife Elaine and Bryan Baum from Bezos’s K5 Global vehicle also joined the board.
Although the ‘strategic’ transaction will not dilute FSG’s overall influence as power brokers at Liverpool, it has opened the door for a potential future sale. Reports in the United States indicate that 1892 Holdings have the option of becoming the club’s majority shareholder within the next 12 months.
Two Premier League titles and the Champions League have been won during FSG’s time in charge while they have transformed the club’s core properties. FSG also committed to the growth of Liverpool Women by buying back the club’s original Melwood training complex for use by the WSL mainstays.
