Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder eye 30% of Liverpool FC

• A consortium of investors led by Amit Bhatia, the son of an Indian billionaire, is narrowing in on a deal for a 30% minority stake in Liverpool FC
• The consortium comprises prominent billionaires and tech leaders, such as Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin
• The deal would put Liverpool FC’s valuation at £4.4bn, the largest ever achieved by a soccer club

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin are among the investors to join the son-in-law of Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, Amit Bhatia, who is looking to secure a minority stake in Liverpool FC, one of the world’s best-known powerhouses.

Bezos, Saverin among investors looking to secure a minority stake in Liverpool

The deal is looking to snatch a 30% stake in the Premier League soccer club, with Bezos looking to expand its holdings into the world of professional sports, after previously debating investing in National Football League (NFL) franchises.

This transaction will be negotiated between the current club owner, Fenway Sports Group, and the Bhatia-led consortium, with the exact price of the deal estimated at £1.35bn.

Fenway Sports Group originally acquired Liverpool in 2010 and saw the team perform consistently well across the board, securing one accolade after the next. The news had already circulated a month earlier, when an FSG spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that Bhatia’s consortium is indeed looking to buy a stake.

"An investment consortium ​led, managed and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making ⁠a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club," the company said at the time. The newest report, corroborated by Sky News, a British media outlet, has further helped flesh out the details of the transaction.

Liverpool FC ready to bounce back after an underwhelming season

As to Liverpool FC, the move is expected to pin the value of the club at approximately £4.4bn, a staggering amount for a soccer club, and arguably the largest to have ever been achieved.

While the Liverpool FC legacy lives on, the team has struggled in its most recent showing in the Premier League, spending more than £446m to acquire new players, but failing to harness their talent into a more impactful outcome on the pitch.

Liverpool still secured the 5th spot, but the team was expected to do much better, ending four of its last five games in the 2025/26 season without a win, and trailing Arsenal by more than 20 points in the end.

Image credit: Daniel Oberhaus, 2019