Bezos consortium buys minority Liverpool stake in £1.5bn deal
Jeff Bezos is buying a slice of your club. A consortium led by Bezos and Parvinder Bhatia is taking a minority stake for £1.5bn, with 1892 Holdings taking around one-third of Liverpool, valued at over £5bn (10). FSG continue to run day-to-day operations and the transfer budget does not change (10). The deal raises the stakes in the US battle for Premier League power, with Aston Villa among six other top-flight clubs under American ownership stakes (11).
Gakpo talks and the Barcola standoff
Cody Gakpo has already held talks to join Tottenham, increasingly open to a move under Roberto De Zerbi (9). PSG winger Bradley Barcola could be getting closer to an exit, with Liverpool among those watching (1)(2). Jamie Carragher has flagged a problem in the chase (2).
Squad squeeze: nine out for new faces in
Liverpool may have to sell nine players to open Champions League squad space if they want to register two new names in the 25-man list (3). That is the reality of the current numbers heading into the season.
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Mac Allister contract talks planned
Liverpool are plotting fresh contract talks with Alexis Mac Allister after a transfer exit decision and a dwindling deal situation (8). Sort the midfielder first, then the rest.
Fowler and Carragher agree on the season ahead
Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher are on the same page predicting how Liverpool's 2026/27 Premier League campaign goes (4). The exact call matters less than the shared confidence ahead of the opener.
Como friendly: team news arrives
Confirmed team news, a predicted lineup and injury latest are out for the friendly against Como (12). Pre-season under Andoni Iraola keeps taking shape before Newcastle away on Sunday, August 23.
Fan-reaktioner
Fans are busy with lighter business this week: a new Giovanni Leoni song doing the rounds, a 2020/21 squad shirt with unidentified signatures, and a hospitality booking that has not shown up in a member account. The mood is relaxed and pre-season-ish, more autographs than transfer anxiety. New Giovanni Leoni song
