Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has teamed up with Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and British investor Amit Bhatia. The deal could be finalized as early as this week.
One of the world's richest men, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is on the verge of entering the ownership structure of English football giants Liverpool. According to information released by Sky Sports on August 10, 2026, an investment consortium led by British-Indian Amit Bhatia is close to a final agreement to purchase a one-third stake in the Anfield club.
The consortium's investment in Liverpool is expected to be around $6 billion, making this one of the largest deals in sports history. Alongside Bezos, whose wealth Forbes estimates at over $280 billion, the investment group also includes Brazilian investor Eduardo Saverin, one of Facebook's co-founders, with an estimated fortune of $32 billion.
The syndicate is led by Amit Bhatia, son-in-law of billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and a former shareholder of Queens Park Rangers, a club competing in the English Championship. A spokesperson for Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which has been Liverpool's majority owner since 2010, previously confirmed that the consortium headed by Bhatia is interested in investing in the club.
Sky Sports reports that the entire deal should be finalized as early as this week, after which FSG is expected to issue an official statement. The reputable The Times also reports that the announcement of the transaction is expected in the coming days, although there is a possibility that everything could be pushed to next week. This is not the first time a member of the consortium has attempted to enter the ownership of an English Premier League club. In 2022, Saverin was part of a group that tried to acquire Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, but that venture failed as the club was ultimately taken over by Todd Boehly and American investors.
Bezos has not previously been linked to football business, making his sudden interest in Liverpool particularly intriguing. A source familiar with the negotiations claims that the deal could be even larger than initial estimates and involve more than 30 percent of the ownership stake. The last change in the club's ownership structure occurred in 2023, when Dynasty Equity purchased a minority stake valued at $4.5 billion.
Speculation has already emerged that the arrival of such a powerful consortium could also mark the beginning of a full takeover of the Anfield club. Although FSG remains the majority owner for now, the entry of investors with financial muscle like Bezos and Saverin could, in the long term, significantly shift the balance of power in Liverpool's management structure. FSG bought the club in 2010 for around £300 million, at a time when the Reds were in serious financial trouble, so today's valuation of $6 billion would represent a massive increase in value. The news comes at a time of significant capital influx into the world's largest sports clubs, and Bezos's involvement further confirms how attractive sports have become to major investors, who increasingly view them as a distinct asset class.
