Bezos-Backed Consortium Buys 30% Stake in Liverpool for £1.4 Billion

Fenway Sports Group has agreed to sell a 30 percent minority stake in Liverpool Football Club to a consortium led by Amit Bhatia in a deal understood to be worth approximately 1.4 billion pounds. The investment, announced on August 14, 2026, values the Premier League club between 5 billion and 6 billion pounds. Bhatia, a former director of Queens Park Rangers, will become Liverpool's new vice-chairman and join a newly expanded board pending regulatory approval.

The consortium, operating as 1892 Holdings, includes investments from the Mittal Family Trusts, the K5 Sports fund for which Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the lead investor, and EE Capital, the family office of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and his wife Elaine. Bryan Baum, founder of K5 Sports, and Elaine Saverin will also join the board. FSG will retain majority ownership and operational control of the club, with president Mike Gordon continuing to oversee the football operation.

Gordon stated that Liverpool's long-term philosophy has attracted interest from respected investors worldwide. He added that the consortium shared the club's appreciation for what makes Liverpool special and that their experience would...