Bezos Joins Consortium Buying 30% Stake in Liverpool FC for £1.35bn

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joins a syndicate acquiring a one-third stake in Liverpool, valuing the Merseyside club at nearly £4.5 billion.

A heavyweight international investment consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is closing in on a deal to acquire a 30% stake in Liverpool FC for approximately £1.35 billion, according to Reuters.

The syndicate, led by British-Indian businessman and former Queens Park Rangers shareholder Amit Bhatia, has reached an agreement in principle to purchase roughly one-third of the Merseyside club, The Guardian reported. Final formalities are expected to take around a month to complete.

The £1.35bn transaction implies an overall enterprise valuation for Liverpool of between £4.4 billion and £4.5 billion.

The figure aligns closely with recent industry assessments, including Forbes' May 2026 valuation, which placed the club at $6.2 billion (£4.6 billion)—ranking Liverpool as the world's fourth most valuable football club at the time.
 

The pending deal underscores a staggering rise in Liverpool's commercial value over the past two decades. When George Gillett and Tom Hicks bought the club in 2007, the share purchase was valued at £174.1 million, rising to an enterprise value of £218.9 million when accounting for £44.8 million in net debt.

Just three years later, in October 2010, current owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG)—then operating as New England Sports Ventures—acquired the Reds from Hicks and Gillett in a deal valuing the club at £300 million while clearing significant inherited debt.

Since taking control, FSG has occasionally brought in strategic minority partners rather than considering a full sale.

In 2023, US private equity firm Dynasty Equity acquired a minor stake valued at between $100 million and $200 million, as reported by British media outlets cited by Reuters, to help reduce bank debt and fund infrastructure developments, including the expansion of Anfield.
 

Comparing FSG's initial £300 million outlay in 2010 with the current £4.4 billion valuation represents a 14.7-fold increase in the club's enterprise value—a rise of roughly 1,367% over nearly 16 years.

Significantly, if the 30% stake sale goes through at £1.35 billion, the proceeds from this single transaction will yield more than four times the total purchase price FSG paid for 100% of the club in 2010.

The final structure of the agreement will clarify whether the funds flow directly to FSG or include a secondary capital injection into Liverpool FC itself.