Jeff Bezos Consortium Advances Talks for 30% Liverpool Stake

Liverpool’s ownership picture is edging towards a dramatic new chapter, with one of the world’s richest men now deep in discussions over buying into the club.

A consortium featuring Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has moved its talks forward to acquire around a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told. The group is fronted by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia and also includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, underlining the scale of financial firepower now circling Anfield.

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 conversations have now advanced, with a deal focused on a significant but non-controlling share.

Bhatia brings deep football experience as well as money. The son-in-law of Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, he spent 18 years as a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers before giving up his stake only last month. He knows the politics of a boardroom, the rhythms of a season and the scrutiny that comes with running a club in England.

Bezos, meanwhile, barely needs an introduction. The American entrepreneur who built Amazon into a global powerhouse is the fourth-richest person on the planet. Forbes values the 62-year-old’s wealth at around $256bn (£192bn), a figure that dwarfs even the vast sums usually associated with Premier League ownership.

Saverin’s presence adds another layer of Silicon Valley influence to the proposed deal, hinting at a consortium steeped in tech, data and global branding – areas in which Liverpool, already a commercial heavyweight, could push even harder.

FSG have long been open to outside investment while insisting they are not pursuing a full sale. A strategic minority partner of this scale would give them fresh capital to compete at the top end of the market without surrendering control.

If the agreement is completed, Liverpool will not simply gain new shareholders. They will be tying their future, in part, to some of the most powerful figures in modern business. The question now is how that power would be deployed in the chase for trophies.