Jeff Bezos consortium nears deal to buy stake in Liverpool FC: Reports

What the report says

A consortium that reportedly includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is nearing a deal to buy about one-third of Premier League club Liverpool FC, according to multiple media reports cited by Al Jazeera. The group is also said to include Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, with Sky News reporting that the investors are being led by Amit Bhatia, a former shareholder in Queens Park Rangers and the son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.

The reported transaction could be announced as early as this week by Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group, which has owned the club since 2010. Al Jazeera said the prospective investment would value Liverpool at about 4.4 billion pounds, or $5.9 billion, a level that would place it among the highest valuations ever seen in football club deals. FSG has previously explored outside investment while keeping control of the club.

Neither Liverpool nor FSG had commented at the time of the report. Al Jazeera noted that a deal at this scale would reflect the club’s sharp rise in value during FSG’s ownership. In broader context, Liverpool has remained one of Europe’s most commercially powerful teams, and major minority investments in elite football clubs have become more common as investors look to tap global media, sponsorship and matchday revenue.

The report also comes during a period of change at Liverpool, which won the Premier League in 2025 and is entering a transition after recent departures in key football roles and the exit of forward Mohamed Salah.