Jeff Bezos-Backed Consortium Advances Talks for 30% Liverpool Stake

Liverpool’s ownership picture is edging towards a dramatic new chapter, with a heavyweight consortium featuring Jeff Bezos advancing talks to buy around 30% of the club.

The group is fronted by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia and includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, with Bezos – the Amazon founder and one of the richest men on the planet – among the high-profile investors involved.

Fenway Sports Group (FSG), Liverpool’s owners since 2010, confirmed last month that Bhatia’s consortium had “expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club”. Those discussions have now moved forward, with BBC Sport told the talks over a roughly 30% stake are progressing.

This is not a full takeover. FSG would remain in control. But a minority stake of that size, backed by such financial firepower, would reshape the club’s economic landscape.

Bhatia brings deep football boardroom experience. The son-in-law of Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, he spent 18 years as a director and co-owner at Queens Park Rangers before relinquishing his stake only last month. He knows the grind of running a club, not just the glamour of owning one.

Then comes Bezos. The American entrepreneur built Amazon into an e-commerce colossus and sits fourth on the global rich list. Forbes estimates the 62-year-old’s net worth at $256bn (£192bn) – a figure that dwarfs the resources of most football club owners and investors.

Saverin, who helped launch Facebook, adds another layer of tech wealth and global reach to the bid. Between them, the trio represent a fusion of Wall Street money, Silicon Valley influence and established football governance.

For Liverpool, a strategic minority investment of this scale would not simply be about balance sheets. It would be about competing at the very top of a financial arms race that now defines the elite end of the game.

FSG have long positioned themselves as careful custodians, focused on sustainability and data-driven decision-making. The question now is how their model evolves if a Bezos-backed consortium steps into the boardroom – and what that might mean for the next phase of Liverpool’s pursuit of trophies in an era dominated by state-backed and billionaire-fuelled rivals.