Jeff Bezos Close to Acquiring 30% Stake in Liverpool

Jeff Bezos is on the brink of stepping into Anfield.

A consortium featuring the Amazon founder is close to securing a 30% stake in Liverpool, a move that would inject one of the world’s richest men into one of football’s most storied clubs after months of negotiations with Fenway Sports Group (FSG).

Bezos joins heavyweight investor group

The group of investors is led by Amit Bhatia, son-in-law of Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and a former shareholder at Queens Park Rangers. Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is also part of the consortium, which is set to pay in the region of £1.35bn for almost a third of the Premier League side.

The deal is effectively agreed, with only the final processes and paperwork standing in the way, and could still take up to a month to complete.

For Liverpool, it is a seismic financial development. For Bezos, it is a first step into football.

According to Forbes, Bezos has a personal fortune of around $257bn (£190bn), making him the fourth-richest person on the planet. Saverin’s wealth is reported at about $32bn. Both bring staggering financial clout, but also a clear track record in tech, media and global expansion.

Deloitte is understood to have advised on the transaction, and the 62-year-old Bezos will receive equity as part of the agreement.

From streaming rights to a seat at the table

Bezos no longer runs Amazon’s day-to-day operations, having stepped down as chief executive five years ago to become executive chair. Yet his fingerprints remain all over the company’s aggressive push into sport as a pillar of its entertainment strategy.

Amazon has already dabbled heavily in football from the outside. It held live UK rights for 20 Premier League matches per season for six seasons until the end of last year, and currently broadcasts the Champions League in several European territories, as well as NFL coverage in the United States.

He has previously explored bids for NFL franchises. This time, the move is different. Not a rights package. A stake in a club.

If completed, the deal would mark one of the most high-profile intersections yet between Silicon Valley wealth and the European game.

FSG era evolves, not ends

FSG bought Liverpool in 2010 and have presided over a modern resurgence that includes two Premier League titles and a Champions League crown, reshaping the club’s sporting and commercial profile.

They have not been afraid to bring in outside money. In 2023, FSG sold a 3% stake to US private equity firm Dynasty Equity. A 30% share at a valuation north of £4bn, though, is a different scale entirely and signals a new chapter in the ownership structure rather than a quiet, incremental adjustment.

FSG has been approached for comment.

Anfield in flux

The timing is striking. Anfield is already in the middle of a summer of upheaval.

Andoni Iraola has arrived to replace Arne Slot as head coach, ushering in a fresh tactical vision and a different touchline personality. Mohamed Salah, the face of Liverpool’s modern era and one of the most prolific forwards in the club’s history, has departed on a free transfer and joined Trabzonspor, leaving a gaping hole in both attack and identity.

Off the pitch, Michael Edwards has left his role as chief executive officer at FSG, removing a key figure from the group’s football and strategic structure.

Now, as the dust barely begins to settle on those changes, one of the richest men in the world is preparing to take a major stake in the club.

Liverpool have lived through American ownership, data revolutions and a global commercial boom. The next question is sharper, and far bigger: what does Anfield look like when Jeff Bezos walks through the door?