A consortium featuring Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has agreed to purchase a minority stake in Premier League club Liverpool, a deal that values the 20-time English champion at around $6 billion and hands the group a path to full control within a year.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the Boston-based owner of Liverpool, confirmed on Friday that it had entered into a “definitive agreement” to sell the stake to 1892 Holdings. The investor group has taken a stake of more than 30% in the club and holds an option to become the majority shareholder over the next year.
The consortium is led by British-Indian entrepreneur Amit Bhatia, who spent 18 years as co-owner of second-tier English side Queens Park Rangers before stepping down recently. Bhatia is married to a daughter of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal. Bezos participates through his K5 Sports Fund.
“As we considered this opportunity, it became clear that Amit and the consortium shared our long-term philosophy and appreciation for what makes Liverpool special,” FSG president Mike Gordon said in the club’s statement.
The transaction marks the first venture into soccer for Bezos, ranked by Forbes as the fourth-richest person in the world with a net worth of around $280 billion. He founded Amazon in 1994 and has served as executive chairman since 2021. Saverin, a Brazilian businessman, is valued at roughly $36 billion.
FSG paid 300 million pounds (approximately $400 million) to acquire Liverpool in 2010 and also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox. The group disclosed in July that it had been approached by the Bhatia-led consortium regarding a “strategic minority investment” in the club.
The agreement reflects a broader wave of institutional and billionaire capital flowing into elite sports franchises, a trend that has reshaped ownership structures across leagues. Similar moves have played out in American sports, where private equity and high-net-worth investors have pursued minority positions in marquee franchises at soaring valuations.
Liverpool, one of the most valuable clubs in world football, enters the new season having strengthened its squad during the pre-season period. The financial injection is expected to support the club’s competitive ambitions in the Premier League and European competitions.
The consortium’s option to assume majority control within the next year signals a potential transition in ownership at Anfield, though FSG has emphasized shared long-term objectives. Further details of the deal’s structure are expected to emerge as the arrangement is finalized.