Jeff Bezos ‘approached over Liverpool minority stake’ in $6bn deal talks

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has held talks about joining an investor consortium seeking to buy a major minority stake in Liverpool in a deal that could value the club at more than $6bn (£4.6bn), according to reports.

Sky News says Bezos has been in discussions about coming on board a group led by businessman Amit Bhatia, the former co-owner of Queens Park Rangers, which is in negotiations with Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG).

If the move goes ahead, it would mark one of the most high-profile potential investments yet in an English football club, involving one of the world’s richest men at one of the Premier League’s most storied teams.

Billionaire mogul sounded out

Bezos, whose fortune is estimated by Forbes at around $257bn, is ranked as the world’s fourth-richest person. Alongside founding Amazon, he owns the space company Blue Origin and the Washington Post newspaper.

The 60-year-old entrepreneur has previously explored buying into American sports franchises. He was linked with potential bids for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Commanders, but no transaction was completed in either case.

Despite a growing wave of US money flowing into the Premier League in recent years, Sky News reports that any move by Bezos to invest in Liverpool would still be regarded as a surprise within football and business circles.

Bid led by ex-QPR co-owner

The talks are said to centre on what FSG describes as a “strategic investment in a minority shareholding” in Liverpool. The negotiations reportedly value the club at no less than $6bn, with the investor group potentially acquiring up to 30% of the Anfield side.

The consortium is headed by Amit Bhatia, an Indian-born businessman who until recently was a co-owner of Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Bhatia has now relinquished his stake in QPR, a move widely seen as clearing the way for a deal at a higher level of the English game.

No formal agreement has yet been announced, and the exact structure of any investment – and Bezos’s precise role within it – remains unclear.

FSG era and future direction

Fenway Sports Group has owned Liverpool since 2010, overseeing a period that has included a Champions League title, a long-awaited Premier League crown and extensive redevelopment of Anfield.

FSG has previously signalled openness to selling a stake in the club rather than pursuing a full takeover, as it looks to attract external capital while retaining overall control.

Liverpool are due to begin the 2026-27 season under new head coach Andoni Iraola, following the departure of Arne Slot in May. The timing of the proposed investment could therefore coincide with a significant new chapter on and off the pitch.

American investment trend continues

A growing number of Premier League clubs now have US-based majority or minority investors, reflecting the league’s global profile and lucrative media rights.

Any deal involving Bezos and Liverpool would further underline the attraction of English football to American billionaires and institutional investors, while raising questions about how far valuations can rise and how ownership models might evolve.

Neither Bezos nor FSG has publicly commented on the reported talks.