A high-powered investment group, which includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is closing in on a deal to acquire a significant stake in Liverpool Football Club, according to multiple media reports. The transaction, which could be announced as soon as this week, would see the group take a roughly one-third stake in the Premier League giants, marking one of the largest investments in the club’s storied history.
The consortium is being led by Amit Bhatia, a 46-year-old British Indian entrepreneur who runs the multi-asset investment firm AyBe Capital and is the son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal. Bhatia was previously a shareholder in Championship club Queens Park Rangers and has spent months assembling the group of backers now poised to buy into Liverpool. Alongside Bezos, the investor group also includes Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook, who was himself part of an unsuccessful consortium that bid for Chelsea during the club’s 2022 sale.
Liverpool’s controlling shareholder, Fenway Sports Group, has owned the club since 2010 and is reportedly preparing to make a formal announcement about the transaction in the coming days, though sources cautioned that timeline could slip. FSG confirmed last month that a consortium led by Bhatia had expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool, though the company has declined to comment further on timing or terms.
The reported investment would value Liverpool at approximately £4.4 billion, or roughly $5.9 billion, making it one of the richest deals ever struck for a football club. That figure represents a staggering increase from the roughly £300 million FSG paid to buy Liverpool in 2010, when the club was in a financially troubled state following the ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett. One insider suggested the eventual stake could end up larger than initially expected, potentially exceeding thirty percent of the club.
Bezos, 62, is among the richest people on the planet, with Forbes estimating his fortune at more than $280 billion. Best known as the founder of Amazon, he also controls the aerospace company Blue Origin and the venture firm Nash Holdings, which owns The Washington Post. Bezos has previously explored buying American football franchises, including the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Commanders, but ultimately walked away from both pursuits. Saverin, 44, is worth an estimated $33 billion. Should the deal go through, it would install three of the world’s wealthiest individuals as co-owners of Liverpool, one of English football’s most successful and storied institutions.
The prospective deal comes as Liverpool navigate a period of transition on the pitch. The club parted ways with manager Arne Slot only a year after he guided Liverpool to the Premier League title, and prolific forward Mohamed Salah recently left Liverpool to sign with Trabzonspor. Michael Edwards, who was widely credited with building the squad that delivered Liverpool’s first English league title in three decades back in 2020, also departed his role as FSG’s chief executive of football in July, adding to the sense of upheaval surrounding the club’s boardroom and dressing room alike.
This would not be the first time FSG has sold a slice of Liverpool without relinquishing control. In 2023, Boston-based Dynasty Equity purchased a small stake in the club at a valuation exceeding £3.3 billion. A deal at the newly reported valuation would underscore just how dramatically Liverpool’s commercial and footballing profile has grown under FSG’s stewardship, even as questions swirl about the American ownership group’s long-term plans.
Neither Liverpool nor FSG has issued an official comment on the reports, and a spokesperson for the Bhatia-led consortium also declined to comment. Should the agreement be finalized, it would represent a landmark moment for Liverpool and for football finance more broadly, as some of the world’s best-known entrepreneurs continue to view elite sports clubs as prized assets. Analysts say the arrival of such a powerful group of investors will likely fuel speculation that the consortium could eventually seek full ownership of Liverpool in the years ahead.
