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Bezos and Saverin join group nearing deal for one-third Liverpool stake
Fenway Sports Group could announce the minority investment as soon as this week, but neither side has confirmed a completed transaction.
Executive summary
- The latest: Fenway Sports Group is advancing talks to sell roughly one-third of Liverpool FC to an Amit Bhatia-led consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, according to Sky News and The Times.[1][2]
- The timing: An announcement could come in the next several days, although the timetable could slip into next week.[1][2]
- The terms: The stake may exceed 30 percent and reportedly values Liverpool at about $6 billion, or roughly £4.4 billion.[1][3]
- What is not confirmed: FSG and the consortium declined further comment, and no completed transaction has been announced. The proposed investment remains a minority sale, not a confirmed takeover of the club.[1][3]
A consortium including Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin is nearing an agreement to buy roughly one-third of Liverpool FC from Fenway Sports Group, according to reporting published Monday by Sky News and The Times. The group is led by investor Amit Bhatia, and FSG is reported to be preparing an announcement that could come this week.[1][2]
The transaction has not been formally announced. Sky reported that one source expected an announcement within days but cautioned that it could move into next week; FSG and a representative for Bhatia's consortium declined further comment on the timing.[1]
Bhatia, a former Queens Park Rangers shareholder with an investment-banking background, is leading the syndicate. He is married to Vanisha Mittal Bhatia, the daughter of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal.[1][3]
The investor group also includes Bezos and Saverin. Their reported participation would place two technology fortunes alongside the Mittal family's backing in what would become one of the most financially powerful ownership groups in English football.[1][2]
The deal is expected to cover roughly one-third of Liverpool and may be slightly larger than the 30 percent stake discussed earlier. At the reported $6 billion valuation, the transaction would value the club at about £4.4 billion; earlier talks centered on an investment of roughly £1.35 billion for 30 percent.[1][3]
FSG bought Liverpool for £300 million in 2010. The club's last disclosed minority investment came in 2023, when Dynasty Equity acquired a small stake in a transaction that valued Liverpool at more than $4.5 billion, according to Sky.[1][3]
The deal under discussion is a strategic minority investment, so FSG would remain Liverpool's controlling shareholder if the reported structure is completed. It is not an outright sale of the club.[1][3]
The public reporting has not established the consortium's board rights, voting arrangements or whether any future path to majority ownership has been agreed. Until the parties announce final terms, those governance questions remain unresolved.[1][2]