Fenway Sports Group close to selling 30% of Liverpool to consortium including Jeff Bezos for about £1.35bn

Fenway Sports Group is close to finalising the sale of a 30% stake in Liverpool to a consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in a deal reported on 10 August 2026 that is expected to be worth around £1.35bn. The Guardian reports the agreement is effectively in place but completion could take up to a month.

The investor group is led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of Lakshmi Mittal and a former shareholder at Queens Park Rangers, with Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin also among the backers. The consortium is set to acquire almost a third of the Premier League club, a transaction that follows months of talks between the investors and FSG.

Bezos, described in the report as a 62-year-old who will receive equity as part of the transaction, has a personal fortune estimated at about $257bn (£190bn) according to Forbes; Saverin is reported to be worth $32bn. The article says this would be Bezos’s first direct investment in football, though he has previously explored bids for NFL franchises, and that Deloitte has advised on the deal.

The report notes Bezos’s current role at Amazon as executive chair after stepping down as chief executive five years ago and describes a period in which the company expanded into entertainment and sports broadcasting. Under that strategy, Amazon held live UK rights for 20 Premier League games per season across six seasons until the end of last year and also broadcasts the Champions League in several European countries and the NFL in the United States.

Fenway Sports Group bought the Merseyside club in 2010 and, according to the report, presided over an era that included two Premier League titles. FSG has previously sold a minority stake, disposing of 3% of the club to the US private equity firm Dynasty Equity in 2023.

The report chronicles a busy summer at Anfield: Andoni Iraola has replaced Arne Slot as head coach, Mohamed Salah left on a free transfer and has since joined Trabzonspor, and Michael Edwards departed his role as chief executive officer at FSG. Those changes are listed alongside the ownership development in the article.

The Guardian understands the transaction is effectively agreed but may take up to a month to complete, and that FSG has been approached for comment.