Pakistan, Aug. 13 -- Liverpool supporters' group Spirit of Shankly said the interests of the club and fans must come first following reports that a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to a deal to buy a significant minority stake.

Sky News said Bezos was part of an investor group led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of India steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, which also includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group confirmed the approach from Bhatia's group in July.

Monday's Sky report said the consortium was "closing in on a deal to buy a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool," with FSG preparing to make an announcement "as soon as this week."

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