Jeff Bezos leads a consortium buying one-third of Liverpool FC for about $7.1 billion, with an option to become majority owner at $8 billion within 12 months.
A consortium that includes Jeff Bezos has agreed to buy roughly one-third of Liverpool Football Club, Fenway Sports Group said Friday. The deal is the Amazon founder's first investment in a sports property.
The minority transaction values the Premier League club at about $7.1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly. As part of the agreement, the investment group holds an option to become Liverpool's majority shareholder at a valuation near $8 billion within the next 12 months, one of the people said.
The consortium, 1892 Holdings, is led by businessman Amit Bhatia, a former co-owner of the Queens Park Rangers soccer club. Bhatia will serve as Liverpool's vice chairman and join an expanded board, according to a person familiar with the matter. The largest capital contribution to the $7.1 billion minority deal comes from K5 Global, with Bezos as the lead investor in that fund, the person said. The group also includes K5 Sports and EE Capital, the family office of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and his wife Elaine.
Bezos will not hold a board seat. Bryan Baum from K5 Sports and Elaine Saverin will sit on the board, one of the people familiar said. The investment group declined to comment beyond the announcement.
FSG President Mike Gordon, in a statement, said the new partners share the club's long-term philosophy. "Liverpool has always been built by thinking beyond one season and making decisions with the club's long-term interests in mind," Gordon said.
The club said the new minority owners will help by bringing together experts from global business and technology.
Bezos, worth $272 billion according to Forbes, has previously explored NFL ownership in the Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks but never closed a deal. CNBC's 2026 Official Global Soccer Team Valuations listed Liverpool as the fourth-most valuable soccer club in the world at $6 billion.
Liverpool, which competes in England's top division, has won 20 league titles. Its most recent came in 2025.
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