Fenway Sports Group, the current owners of Liverpool Football Club, are poised to disclose that they have sold a portion of the club to a new investment consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The deal, reported by Sky News, would see the group acquire roughly one‑third of Liverpool, marking a significant shift in the club's ownership structure.
The consortium is led by Amit Bhatia, a former co‑owner of Queens Park Rangers, and also includes Facebook co‑founder Eduardo Saverin. Bezos, the world’s third‑richest individual, brings a high‑profile name to the table, while Bhatia adds considerable experience in finance and sports investment. Jeff Bezos is best known as the creator of Amazon, the online retail giant he started in his Seattle garage in 1994. His portfolio extends beyond e‑commerce to aerospace firm Blue Origin, venture‑capital vehicle Nash Holdings, and the ownership of The Washington Post.
Forbes estimates his personal net worth at about $281 billion (£209 billion), placing him behind only Elon Musk and Google co‑founder Larry Page. Amit Bhatia, 46, is a British‑Indian entrepreneur with a background in investment banking.
He runs AyBe Capital, a multi‑asset investment firm that backs companies across technology, media, property, consumer retail, and health sectors. Bhatia is married to Vanisha Mittal Bhatia, the daughter of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, whose own fortune is valued at roughly £23.2 billion, making him the 72nd richest person globally. While Bhatia’s personal wealth is not publicly disclosed, his connection to the Mittal family provides substantial financial backing.
Both Bezos and Bhatia have shown an appetite for sports. Bezos is a known American‑football fan and has previously explored ownership possibilities with the NFL’s Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks, though he currently holds no major stake in any team. Bhatia entered the football world at age 28 when he joined the QPR board and later became vice‑chairman after the Mittal family purchased a 20 percent stake in the club. He served as QPR chairman from 2018 to 2023 before transferring his interest to majority owner Ruben Gnanalingam.
Beyond football, Bhatia’s investment interests include TGL, a technology‑driven golf league co‑founded by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, and Switch Hitter, a media brand created by former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen that delivers exclusive cricket content. Earlier this year, his father‑in‑law acquired a 75 percent stake in the Rajasthan Royals, an Indian Premier League franchise.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) is not under any immediate pressure to sell, but it signaled in 2022 that it was open to fresh capital. The club already sold a minority stake to Dynasty Equity in 2023, a deal that injected £164 million and valued Liverpool at more than $4.5 billion. Liverpool is now the fourth‑most valuable football club worldwide, with the new consortium’s investment potentially pushing the valuation to £4.4 billion ($6 billion), one of the sport’s largest deals to date. FSG retains full operational control of Liverpool, while minority stakes are held by private‑equity firms RedBird Capital and Arctos Sports Partners.
The sale of a one‑third share would still leave FSG as the dominant shareholder, but it would provide a substantial cash return on the original £300 million purchase price paid in 2010 when the group, then known as New England Sports Ventures, rescued the club from a turbulent period under former owners Tom Hicks and George Gill. The timeline for the transaction remains fluid.
Initial reports surfaced at the end of last month, and sources suggest the deal could be announced as early as this week, though a finalization could spill into the following week. The exact composition of the investor group beyond Bezos, Bhatia, and Saverin remains undisclosed. Eduardo Saverin, 44, brings his own history of football investment.
He participated in a failed bid to acquire Chelsea during the 2022 auction triggered by geopolitical events. His involvement adds another layer of experience to the consortium. If the transaction proceeds, Liverpool would join an elite list of clubs with high‑profile, billionaire stakeholders, potentially opening new avenues for commercial growth, technology integration, and global branding. The partnership could also see increased investment in infrastructure, youth development, and fan engagement, leveraging Bezos’s expertise in digital platforms and Bhatia’s diversified investment background.
Overall, while the exact details are still being finalized, the prospective sale of a substantial Liverpool stake to a consortium featuring Jeff Bezos, Amit Bhatia, and Eduardo Saverin signals a new chapter for the club, blending traditional football heritage with cutting‑edge business acumen and significant financial firepower.