Jeff Bezos Close to Acquiring a Third of Liverpool Through a Business Consortium - teleSUR English
www.telesurenglish.net
A consortium led by Amit Bhatia and including Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin is negotiating the purchase of more than 30% of Liverpool FC, in a deal that values ​​the club at around 5.19 billion euros and could lead to a complete takeover of the entity.

A business consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to finalizing a deal to acquire almost a third of Liverpool FC, Sky Sports reported on Monday.

The operation, led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, CEO of AyBe Capital Advisers and former owner of Queens Park Rangers, would value the Premier League club €5.19 billion approximately.

RELATED:

Football, Big Data, and the Algorithm of Victory

The investment group would also include Brazilian Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of the social network Facebook, now Meta Platforms, who reportedly attempted to enter the Premier League in 2022 with a bid for Chelsea that ultimately failed. The deal involves three of the world’s richest people, although the available information does not specify the individual amounts each partner will contribute.

According to Sky News editor Mark Kleinman, the deal is expected to involve a stake of over 30 percent in this new consortium. He indicates that the English club could announce the deal this week, although various sources suggest the acquisition could be delayed until next week. Both Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and the consortium have declined to comment on the progress of the negotiations.

Bloomberg reported in late July that the investors, led by Bhatia, are considering increasing their stake to eventually gain control of Liverpool. Among the options being considered is a phased acquisition: entering now as minority shareholders and subsequently purchasing additional shares. There is no confirmed information that Bezos intends to personally acquire the entirety of the English club.

🚨BREAKING: This Liverpool goal against Fulham has been voted for “the best stop time goal” in the Premier League history. pic.twitter.com/a9uMvyvgVE

— Idris 💫 (@idris_lfc1) August 9, 2026

Currently, the club belongs to Fenway Sports Group, an American sports conglomerate headed by John W. Henry, which acquired it for approximately £300 million in 2010. FSG also owns the Boston Red Sox baseball team and has Tom Werner as Liverpool’s chairman and Mike Gordon as the club’s chief executive for many years.

This is not the first time FSG has opened Liverpool’s capital to external investors. In September 2023, the group sold a minority stake to Dynasty Equity, an American private equity firm. That deal was valued at between £80 million, equivalent to €115 million and £160 million equivalent to €185 million at the current exchange rate. According to Liverpool, that investment was used to pay off bank debt incurred during the pandemic, pay for the new stand at Anfield, pay for the new training center, and purchase the land of the former Melwood training ground.

Bezos, who owns 8% of Amazon, would join the venture, marking his debut as an investor in European football. To date, neither his individual stake in the consortium nor the exact amount of capital he will contribute has been confirmed.

#UnitedStates | Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becomes first man worth $200 billion. pic.twitter.com/tLkeS5S4GT

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) September 1, 2020

From teleSUR English via This RSS Feed.