Reports indicate that Liverpool Football Club is on the brink of welcoming a new investor: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who is part of a group
Reports indicate that Liverpool Football Club is on the brink of welcoming a new investor: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who is part of a group nearing an agreement to purchase around a third of the club’s shares.
Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool’s controlling shareholder, is said to be gearing up for an official announcement within the week, according to multiple reports.
Steering the investor group is Amit Bhatia, son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, who once held shares in Queens Park Rangers, a second-tier English club. Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has also joined the group as an investor.
Should the transaction go through at its rumored price, Liverpool’s worth would be pegged at roughly £4.4 billion ($5.9 billion), placing it among the highest valuations ever recorded for a football club sale.
That figure stands in stark contrast to the mere £300 million FSG paid to take over the club back in 2010, when it was in dire financial straits.
Notably, Bezos has no prior track record in football investment, making his potential entry a fresh signal of how billionaires now treat sports ownership as a legitimate investment category.
This possible sale arrives at a pivotal moment for the club, as Liverpool navigate a transitional phase following the exits of head coach Arne Slot and star striker Mohamed Salah, even after clinching the Premier League crown in 2025.
While FSG has acknowledged holding talks with the investment group, it has stopped short of confirming whether Bezos is personally involved, and neither party has issued a formal statement.
A finalised deal would place Bezos among a growing roster of American billionaires who’ve bought into England’s top clubs, joining figures such as Chelsea’s Todd Boehly and Manchester United’s Glazer family.
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