Jeff Bezos in Talks to Join Liverpool Stake Bid by Amit Bhatia
The battle for a slice of Liverpool’s future has taken a dramatic twist, with Jeff Bezos emerging in talks to join the Amit Bhatia-fronted consortium pursuing a minority stake in the club.
Bezos, one of the richest men on the planet, has held discussions about aligning himself with the group led by British-Indian businessman Bhatia, according to reports on Wednesday. Sky News revealed the conversations but stressed that the Amazon founder has not yet committed to proceeding.
At 62, Bezos sits on an estimated fortune of around £192 billion ($257 billion), according to Forbes. His arrival in any deal would inject serious financial muscle and global profile into a bid already drawing attention inside and outside the Premier League.
Bhatia steps forward as FSG listen
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) confirmed on Tuesday that Bhatia’s consortium had formally approached them over buying a minority stake in Liverpool, the 20-time English champions.
It marks a significant move for Bhatia, who has spent nearly two decades inside English football. On the same day his interest in Liverpool became public, the 46-year-old stepped down from the board at Queens Park Rangers, ending an 18-year association with the Championship side. He transferred his stake in QPR to majority owner Ruben Gnanalingam, clearing the decks just as his name surfaced around Anfield.
For FSG, this is familiar territory. In 2023, they sold a minority stake in Liverpool to investment firm Dynasty, a deal that allowed them to retain control while unlocking fresh capital. Any agreement with Bhatia’s group, should it materialise, is expected to follow a similar model: FSG stay in charge, new investors buy in for a slice of one of world football’s most valuable clubs.
The Financial Times has reported that a deal with the Bhatia-led consortium would value Liverpool at more than $6 billion, a staggering figure for a club FSG bought in 2010 for just £300 million.
Bezos circles football again
Bezos’ name has hovered around elite sport before. He previously explored potential bids for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders but ultimately walked away from both opportunities.
This latest development places him on the fringes of another heavyweight negotiation, this time in the Premier League. Whether he steps fully into the frame remains to be seen, but his involvement in talks alone underlines the scale of interest around Liverpool’s next phase.
FSG already own the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball and have long pitched themselves as sophisticated, data-driven custodians of major sporting institutions. Bringing in a consortium fronted by Bhatia, and potentially backed by Bezos, would add another layer to that model: deep-pocketed minority partners aligned to a long-term growth vision rather than a change of control.
For now, Liverpool’s owners are listening, Bhatia is positioning, and Bezos is weighing his move. If the deal goes through at the mooted valuation, it would not just reshape the club’s shareholder list. It would confirm Liverpool as one of the most coveted assets in world sport — and raise the bar again for what it costs to sit at English football’s top table.
