{"id":932358,"date":"2026-09-06T21:26:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T02:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/consortium-including-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-to-buy-minority-stake-in-liverpool\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T21:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T02:26:44","slug":"consortium-including-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-to-buy-minority-stake-in-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/consortium-including-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-to-buy-minority-stake-in-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to buy minority stake in Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liverpool owners secure new investment from Bezos-backed consortium<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A consortium led by Jeff Bezos has agreed to purchase a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club. Fenway Sports Group, the current owners, will retain majority control and operational leadership. The deal values the Premier League club at over five billion pounds sterling. Amit Bhatia will serve as the club’s new vice chairman and join the board. This investment signifies confidence in Liverpool’s future success and leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has bought a minority stake in Liverpool<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has \u200breached a definitive agreement \u200bto buy a minority stake in Liverpool, the Premier \u200bLeague club’s owners Fenway Sports Group said on Friday.<\/p>\n

A source familiar with the matter said the stake is about one-third. British media reports said the deal \u200cwas worth \u2060more than \u00a31.5 \u2060billion, which values the club at over \u00a35 billion ($7 billion).<\/p>\n

FSG, which bought Liverpool in \u200b2010 for \u00a3300 million, will maintain the majority share and operational control of the \u200bclub.<\/p>\n

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The consortium, named 1892 Holdings, is led by former Queens Park Rangers chairman Amit Bhatia and also includes the Mittal Family Trusts, EE \u200bCapital and the K5 Sports fund, where \u2060Bezos is \u200cthe lead investor.<\/p>\n

“As we considered this opportunity, it \u200bbecame clear \u200bthat Amit and the consortium shared our long-term philosophy \u2060and appreciation for what makes Liverpool special,” FSG \u200bpresident Mike Gordon said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Their experience and \u200bperspective will complement the strong foundation already in place, and we look forward toworking together.”<\/p>\n

Bhatia will become the club’s new vice chairman and join the expanded board along with Elaine Saverin from EE Capital and Bryan Baum from K5 Sports. Bezos will not \u200chave a seat on the board, according to the source.<\/p>\n

“To be welcomed as a partner in a club \u200bof this stature \u200bis a huge \u2060privilege,” Bhatia said.<\/p>\n

“We are making this investment because we believe deeply in Liverpool and its leadership, and we look forward to supporting the \u200bclub’s continued success for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liverpool, who have been English champions a joint-record 20 times, finished fifth in the Premier League last season. They will start the new campaign at Newcastle United on August 23.<\/p>\n

($1 = 0.7382 pounds)<\/p>\n

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Liverpool owners secure new investment from Bezos-backed consortium Reuters Last Updated: Aug 14, 2026, 10:36:00 PM IST Synopsis A consortium led by Jeff Bezos has agreed to purchase a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club. Fenway Sports Group, the current owners, will retain majority control and operational leadership. The deal values the Premier League club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":932359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39008,1925],"tags":[98582,5824],"class_list":["post-932358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-consortium","category-including","tag-consortium","tag-including"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/932359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}