A consortium led by Amit Bhatia is discussing a large minority investment in Liverpool, but Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin remain potential rather than confirmed participants.
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Talks over a major investment in Liverpool Football Club have drawn attention to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Both billionaires have reportedly been approached to join a led by British-Indian investor Amit Bhatia.
The group is discussing a in Liverpool with owner Fenway Sports Group. Earlier reports described a provisional offer of about £1.35 billion for roughly 30 percent of the club. That proposal would value Liverpool at approximately £4.5 billion, or more than $6 billion.
The distinction matters: $6 billion is the reported , not the amount Bezos and Saverin would personally pay. The final percentage, price and list of investors could still change.
More recent reports suggested that talks were moving closer to an agreement and that the stake might exceed 30 percent. However, no completed transaction had been announced, and neither Bezos nor Saverin had publicly confirmed that he would participate.
Fenway Sports Group has acknowledged that a consortium led and represented by Bhatia expressed interest in making a . FSG is expected to remain the controlling owner, so the proposal is not presented as a full takeover.
Liverpool’s owners have accepted outside capital before. RedBird Capital Partners bought a stake in FSG in 2021, while Dynasty Equity acquired a small Liverpool interest in 2023. That money was used partly to reduce debt accumulated during the pandemic.
A new investor group could provide capital for infrastructure, commercial projects or squad planning. Yet a minority shareholder does not automatically control transfers or daily football decisions. Those rights depend on the final .
For supporters, the billionaire names create excitement and concern in equal measure. Some may welcome additional financial strength. Others will ask how the investors made their money and whether commercial priorities could the club’s traditions.
Until contracts are signed and disclosed, the safest description is that negotiations are active but incomplete. Bezos and Saverin are linked to the proposal as , not confirmed new owners of Liverpool.
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