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Liverpool in talks to sell minority stake in club
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NEWSDECK ANALYSIS
The coverage of Liverpool FC's potential sale of a minority stake broadly agrees on the key facts, but differs in framing and emphasis. The left-leaning Guardian Business highlights the involvement of QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia, while the right-leaning GB News focuses on the club itself. In contrast, the centre-ground FT UK maintains a neutral tone, focusing on the business aspect of the sale. The variation in coverage suggests that different outlets are choosing to emphasize different aspects of the story, but all concur that talks are underway.
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Guardian Business
Liverpool owner in talks to sell stake to QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia
Bhatia backed by father-in-law Lakshmi Mittal
Minority stake deal values the club at £4.5bn
Liverpool’s owner is in talks over selling a significant minority stake to a consortium led by the Queens Park Rangers co-owner Amit Bhatia and backed by his father-in-law Lakshmi Mittal, the billionaire Indian steel magnate.
Fenway Sports Group confirmed in a statement to the Financial Times that it had begun negotiations w…
21 Jul, 17:20
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FT UK
Liverpool FC owner in talks to sell minority stake to Mittal family-backed consortium
Deal would value English Premier League side at more than $6bn
21 Jul, 14:35
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GB News
Liverpool in talks to sell minority stake in club
Liverpool are understood to be in talks to sell a minority stake in the club to Amit Bhatia, the British-Indian millionaire and son-in-law of steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.
The potential deal would place a valuation on the Anfield club in excess of $6billion (£4.5bn), according to the Financial Times.
Bhatia, 46, left his role as director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday afternoon, ending an 18-season a…
21 Jul, 19:37