A consortium led by Amit Bhatia and including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has advanced talks to buy a 30% stake in Liverpool Football Club, with owners Fenway Sports Group confirming interest from the group last month. The potential deal would come as Liverpool reported record revenues of £703m for the 2024-25 financial year. Bezos, who is worth an estimated $256bn (£192bn), has been exploring opportunities to expand into sports after being linked to NFL and NFL franchises in previous years. BBC Sport reports that FSG had no further comment on the latest developments.
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A consortium led by billionaire Amit Bhatia, including Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is in advanced talks to buy a 30% stake in Liverpool Football Club. The group, which also includes Bezos, had expressed interest in making a "strategic minority investment" in the club last month. Bezos, who owns an estimated 8% of Amazon and has a net worth of $256bn (£192bn), is one of the richest people in the world. Liverpool's current owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), purchased the club in a £300m deal in 2010, and have previously sold a minority stake to global sports investment firm Dynasty Equity. The talks come as Liverpool became the top-earning Premier League club for the first time in January, according to analysis from Deloitte.
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A consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has advanced its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.
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The group is led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia and also includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
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group → lead → Saverin
Owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) confirmed last month that the group had "expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club".
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group → confirm → Club
Bhatia is the son-in-law of Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal and had been a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years before relinquishing his stake in the club last month.
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According to Forbes, the 62-year-old has an estimated net worth of $256bn (£192bn).
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FSG, who bought Liverpool in a £300m deal in 2010, previously sold a minority stake in the Anfield side to global sports investment firm Dynasty Equity.
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BBC Sport contacted FSG about the latest developments, but they had no further comment.
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In January, Liverpool became the top-earning Premier League club for the first time, according to analysis from financial firm Deloitte.
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The following month the club announced record revenues of £703m for 2024-25 financial year.
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Bezos set to expand into sport
Bezos stepped down as Amazon's chief executive in 2021 to become executive chairman, although he still owns 8% of the company.
The businessman also owns The Washington Post and aerospace company Blue Origin and was ranked as the world's richest person in 2021.
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businessman → expand → 2021
In 2023, the billionaire was linked with a takeover of NFL franchise the Washington Commanders after owner Daniel Snyder put the team up for sale.
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He has also previously explored the possibility of buying Super Bowl winners the Seattle Seahawks.
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Bezos ultimately decided against submitting an offer for either franchise but now looks set to enter the sporting arena with Liverpool.
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Bezos → decide → Liverpool
