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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to buying a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool.
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The consortium is led by businessman Amit Bhatia and also includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
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The proposed deal could value Liverpool at about £4.4 billion, making it one of football’s biggest investment deals.
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Fenway Sports Group is reportedly preparing to announce the transaction as early as this week.
August 10, (THEWILL) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly closing in on a deal to acquire a significant minority stake in Liverpool, with a consortium led by businessman Amit Bhatia set to purchase roughly one-third of the Premier League club.
According to Sky News, Liverpool’s controlling shareholder Fenway Sports Group is preparing to announce the transaction as early as this week, although the timing could still move into next week.
The proposed investment would bring Bezos into an investor group that also includes Eduardo Saverin, one of the co-founders of Facebook, while Bhatia, a British Indian entrepreneur and son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, leads the consortium.
If completed, the deal would give Liverpool three of the world’s wealthiest individuals among its ownership group and further strengthen the club’s financial position.
The investment is reportedly expected to value Liverpool at around £4.4 billion, or approximately $6 billion, although the stake could ultimately be slightly larger than the previously reported 30 per cent.
Bezos is estimated by Forbes to have a fortune of more than £207 billion, while Saverin is reportedly worth over £23.7 billion, underlining the enormous financial strength behind the proposed investment.
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FSG SET FOR MAJOR FINANCIAL WIN
Fenway Sports Group has controlled Liverpool since completing its £300 million takeover of the club in 2010, when the Reds were experiencing significant financial difficulties.
A successful deal at a £4.4 billion valuation would represent a huge increase in the club’s value under FSG and underline the commercial growth Liverpool has achieved over the past 16 years.
The last significant change to Liverpool’s ownership structure came in 2023, when Dynasty Equity acquired a minority stake that valued the club at more than £3.3 billion.
The latest investment would therefore represent another substantial increase in Liverpool’s valuation.
FSG confirmed last month that an investment consortium led, managed and represented by Bhatia had expressed an interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool, although the ownership group declined to comment on the expected timing of the transaction.
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BEZOS ENTERS PREMIER LEAGUE OWNERSHIP
Bezos has not previously been closely associated with football club ownership, but his potential investment in Liverpool highlights the growing attraction of Premier League clubs to the world’s wealthiest investors.
The Amazon founder, who established the company in 1994, has also invested in aerospace through Blue Origin and owns The Washington Post through his investment company.
Bhatia, meanwhile, has extensive experience in investment and financial services and manages AyBe Capital, which invests across sectors including technology, media, property, retail and healthcare. He was also previously a shareholder in Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
Saverin has also had previous links to football investment, having been part of a consortium that unsuccessfully attempted to buy Chelsea during the club’s 2022 sale process.
WHAT COULD IT MEAN FOR LIVERPOOL?
The arrival of such wealthy investors is likely to fuel speculation about Liverpool’s long-term ownership, although the immediate proposal is for a strategic minority investment rather than a full takeover.
Sky Sports chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol cautioned that supporters should wait to understand the consortium’s long-term intentions before judging the deal.
Nevertheless, the investment could provide Liverpool with even greater financial strength as the club continues to compete at the highest level of English and European football.
With the proposed transaction potentially valuing the Reds at around £4.4 billion, Liverpool would reinforce their status as one of the most valuable football clubs in the world.
For FSG, meanwhile, the deal would represent an extraordinary return on the £300 million spent to acquire Liverpool in 2010 and could mark another major chapter in the club’s increasingly lucrative ownership story.
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