Jeff Bezos is reportedly closing in on a deal that would make him part-owner of one of the biggest clubs in world football. A consortium that includes the Amazon founder and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is nearing an agreement to buy roughly one-third of Liverpool. Reports value the club at approximately £4.4 billion, or $5.9 billion. Fenway Sports Group (FSG) could reportedly announce the deal as early as this week.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s actually being reported, who else is involved, and whether this would change how Liverpool operates.
Multiple outlets, including Sky News and Al Jazeera, reported this week that a consortium including Bezos is close to a deal to buy about a third of Liverpool. The Bezos Liverpool investment would value the club at roughly £4.4 billion. FSG has owned Liverpool since 2010 and has explored outside investment in recent years while keeping control of the club.
Liverpool itself is entering a period of change. The club finished a disappointing fifth in the Premier League last season, a year after winning a joint-record 20th league title. That came despite spending around £446 million on new players. Manager Arne Slot has since left, replaced by former Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola. Star forward Mohamed Salah has also departed, joining Turkish club Trabzonspor.
The investor group is being led by Amit Bhatia, a British-Indian entrepreneur and the son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal. Bhatia previously co-owned English second-tier club Queens Park Rangers before stepping away from that role.
Eduardo Saverin, who co-founded Facebook alongside Mark Zuckerberg, is also part of the group. Saverin now runs private equity firm B Capital. He was previously part of an unsuccessful bid to buy Chelsea in 2022 after that club was put up for sale following Roman Abramovich’s exit. This Liverpool deal would mark his first successful move into sports ownership if it closes.
Bezos, 62, is one of the world’s richest people, with Forbes estimating his fortune at more than $280 billion. He has reportedly explored bids for NFL teams before, including the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders, but chose not to pursue either.
No — at least not based on what’s been reported so far. This is described as a strategic minority investment, with the consortium picking up roughly 30% of the club. FSG would remain Liverpool’s controlling shareholder.
That distinction matters for Liverpool ownership questions going forward. A one-third stake gives the consortium a meaningful financial interest and likely some influence. But it does not hand Bezos day-to-day control of the club or its football decisions. FSG confirmed last month, through a spokesperson, that a consortium led by Bhatia. But had expressed interest in a minority investment — language that lines up with the reported structure.
There’s also an unresolved question around Amazon’s own ties to the Premier League. Amazon’s Prime Video has invested heavily in Premier League broadcast rights in recent years. It isn’t yet clear whether an investor tied to a broadcaster can simultaneously hold an ownership stake in a club competing in that same league.
The reported £4.4 billion ($5.9-6 billion) Liverpool valuation would be one of the largest ever placed on a football club. For context:
A deal at this size would represent nearly a fifteen-fold increase on FSG’s original purchase price, underlining how much Liverpool’s commercial value has grown under FSG’s ownership.
Not immediately, and not directly. A minority stake sale brings fresh capital into the ownership group rather than straight into the transfer budget. FSG has typically run Liverpool on a self-sustaining model rather than the loss-funded approach used at some rival clubs.
That said, adding investors with the collective wealth of Bezos and Saverin does change the financial backdrop. It could support future infrastructure projects, commercial expansion, or give FSG more flexibility if it wants to back the club more aggressively after a transitional season under a new manager.
The FSG Liverpool sale talks have reportedly accelerated over the past few weeks, and Sky News reports an announcement could land this week, though it could also slip into next week. The timing lines up with a genuinely unsettled moment at Anfield. A title defense that fell apart, a manager change, and the exit of the club’s biggest individual star in Salah. A high-profile capital injection would be a notable off-pitch counterweight to a difficult season on it.
Neither Liverpool nor FSG has publicly confirmed the deal as of this writing. Until an official announcement lands, the exact stake size, final valuation, and any conditions attached to the investment remain reported rather than confirmed. We’ll update this piece once FSG or the consortium formally comments.
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