Jeff Bezos Considers Minority Stake in Liverpool Amid Bhatia Consortium Interest
Liverpool’s ownership story, already one of the most lucrative in modern football, may be about to add one of the world’s most powerful businessmen to its cast.
Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and a regular fixture at the top of global rich lists, has held talks about joining the Amit Bhatia-led consortium that has expressed interest in buying a minority stake in Liverpool, according to reports in the UK on Wednesday.
Bezos, 62, is estimated by Forbes to be worth around £192 billion ($257 billion). If he chooses to move forward, he would not be front and centre of the bid but part of a group headed by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.
Sky News reported that Bezos has been engaged in discussions but stressed that he has not yet committed to proceeding. The conversations are live, not locked in.
What is clear is that Bhatia’s camp is serious. Fenway Sports Group (FSG), Liverpool’s owners since 2010, confirmed on Tuesday that they had been approached by the Bhatia-fronted consortium over the possibility of acquiring a minority stake in the 20-time English champions.
The timing is striking. On the same day his Liverpool interest emerged, Bhatia stepped down from the board at Queens Park Rangers, ending an 18-year association with the Championship club. He transferred his stake in QPR to majority owner Ruben Gnanalingam, closing one chapter as another potential one opened at Anfield.
The numbers underline the scale of what is being discussed. According to the Financial Times, any agreement with the Bhatia-led group would value Liverpool at more than $6 billion. That would represent another vast leap from the £300 million FSG paid to buy the club in 2010, and place Liverpool firmly among the most highly valued teams in world sport.
FSG have already tested the waters with outside money. In 2023, they sold a minority stake in Liverpool to investment firm Dynasty. Any deal with Bhatia’s consortium, should it be completed, is expected to follow a similar structure: FSG retaining control, new investors buying into a slice of the project rather than the whole.
Bezos, for his part, has circled elite sport before. He explored potential bids for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders, weighing up moves into American football before deciding not to pursue either opportunity. Now his name is being linked to one of Europe’s most storied clubs.
For Liverpool, the prospect is straightforward but significant: fresh capital, new strategic partners, and a valuation that reflects their status in the modern game. For Bezos, it would be a high-profile entry into top-tier football, in a league that has become a global commercial powerhouse.
The talks are not done. The money on the table, and the names involved, ensure that if they do move forward, the landscape around Anfield could shift again—this time with one of the world’s richest men watching from the directors’ box.
