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Probably not, as Paul Fennessy tells Niall Kelly.
But what is it about Premier League football clubs that make them so compelling to billionaires? Well, the eye-watering increase in value of Liverpool during the reign of FSG - where their 2010 investment of £300m is now worth around £4.5bn - is part of the appeal. As is the scope for further growth, where hyper-capitalist minds see much more financial potential in football than has already been realised.
And do people come any more hyper-capitalist than Bezos? How does this mindset, and the treatment of Amazon workers, square in a city such as Liverpool, with their long tradition of trade unionism and standing up for workers’ rights?
Is there likely to be resistance to the news that a consortium including Bezos will likely assume control of a third of the club, and probably more in future? Or will news like this will be met with little protest, once the results on the pitch remain positive?
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