A consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has moved further into advanced talks to purchase approximately a 30% stake in Liverpool Football Club.
BBC Sport has been told the group is led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia and also includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
Fenway Sports Group confirmed last month that the consortium had “expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club.”
Bhatia is the son-in-law of Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal and served as a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years.
He relinquished his stake in the west London club last month ahead of pursuing this significant investment in the Premier League champions.
Bezos, 62, is the fourth-richest person in the world according to Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $256bn (£192bn).
The American businessman founded e-commerce giant Amazon and stepped down as chief executive in 2021 to become executive chairman, though he still owns 8% of the company.
He also owns The Washington Post and aerospace company Blue Origin, and was ranked the world’s richest person in 2021.
Bezos had previously been linked with NFL franchise the Washington Commanders and had explored buying Super Bowl winners the Seattle Seahawks, but ultimately chose not to bid for either.
FSG, who acquired Liverpool in a £300m deal in 2010, previously sold a minority stake in the club to global sports investment firm Dynasty Equity.
BBC Sport contacted FSG regarding the latest developments, but the organisation had no further comment beyond their earlier statement.
Liverpool’s financial standing makes the club an attractive proposition for high-profile investors seeking entry into elite European football.
In January, Liverpool became the top-earning Premier League club for the first time, according to analysis from financial firm Deloitte.
The club then announced record revenues of £703m for the 2024-25 financial year, underlining just how commercially powerful Liverpool has become under FSG’s ownership.
