Jeff Bezos set to own huge stake in Liverpool FC 18 months after Elon Musk rumours
Jeff Bezos is in a consortium that is set to invest in Premier League giants Liverpool Football Club.
That's according to Sky News, who reports that the consortium, including Amazon founder Bezos, will buy a roughly one-third stake in the two-time Premier League champions.
It's reported that Fenway Sports Group (FSG), who have been the controlling shareholder of Liverpool since 2010, is putting plans in place to announce the deal as early as this week.
The announcement of the significant investment could come as early as the coming days but could slip into next week, a source indicated to the British news outlet.
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Bezos isn't the only multi-billionaire looking to get involved at Anfield, with the syndicate being headed by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and a recent shareholder in Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
Indian billionaire Mittal also served as a co-owner and chairman of QPR, having invested in the London club in 2007.
Alongside Bhatia and Bezos is Eduardo Saverin, one of the co-founders of Facebook alongside Mark Zuckerberg.
LADbible Group has approached Liverpool Football Club and Fenway Sports Group for comment.
Three of the world's richest men are to invest in Liverpool FC
If the deal goes through without a hitch, three of the world's richest men will have invested a significant stake in Liverpool and become co-owners of one of the United Kingdom's biggest sporting institutions.
Forbes currently has Bezos placed third on the billionaire's rich list, with an amassed fortune of $280.6 billion.
Saverin, who was a part of a different consortium's unsuccessful attempt to takeover Chelsea Football Club in 2022, is a bit further down in 67th place, but his wealth of £33 billion is certainly not to be sniffed at.
Bhatia's father-in-law, Mittal, is two places above him in 65th with $33.5 billion to his name.
Their proposed investment will reportedly value Liverpool at $6 billion, making it one of football's biggest deals ever.
It's a great deal for FSG, which also owns iconic NBA team, the Boston Red Sox, after they bought Liverpool for just £300m when the club was mired in financial troubles 16 years ago.
Liverpool's owners confirmed they were in talks with Bhatia's consortium in July, with the Guardian reporting a sale of around 30 per cent of the club was being negotiated after an offer standing at around £1.35 billion.
An FSG spokesperson said at the time: "An investment consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club."
Jeff Bezos jumps into football ahead of Elon Musk
Bezos has countless investments and businesses, but he has not previously been touted with an interest in diverting some of his vast wealth into football, though he did attend the USA's World Cup knock-out defeat to Belgium.
In fact, it was actually one of the two men above him on the rich list, Elon Musk, who sits at the top of the pile on $823.6 billion, who was rumoured to be interested in the Merseyside outfit first.
Errol Musk, Elon's father, was speaking on Times Radio, via Sky Sports News, in 2025 and was asked if his son would be interested in buying the famous club. He said: "I can't comment on that. They'll raise the price."
When pushed further, Errol added: "Oh, yes. But that doesn't mean he's buying it.
"He would like to yes, obviously. Anybody would want to – so would I."
Errol went onto explain Elon's links with the city, as his grandmother was born in Liverpool and he still has relatives who live there.
However, Liverpool was not for sale and FSG had not received any offers, it was reported.
Musk became the world's first trillionaire in 2026, though his unprecedented wealth soon dropped back down below the trillion mark.
Topics: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Liverpool, Football, Money
Daniel Murphy