A group led by the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal is in talks to buy a minority stake in Premier League soccer team Liverpool from Fenway Sports Group—and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly may join the bid.
FSG, which in addition to Liverpool owns the Red Sox and backs the PGA Tour’s for-profit commercial entity, confirmed on Tuesday there are discussions with a group led by Amit Bhatia, son-in-law of Lakshmi Mittal, about a “strategic minority investment” in Liverpool. The Mittal family, which includes Aditya Mittal—a Celtics minority owner who just lost out on buying the Seahawks to a group led by 49ers minority owner Vinod Khosla—is also part of the group (Aditya is Lakshmi’s son).
A deal could value Liverpool at around $6 billion, the Financial Times reported.
After that news came out, Sky News reported that Bezos has “held discussions” about joining the consortium, although the report cautioned there is no guarantee he will end up investing. Representatives for two of Bezos’s companies, Amazon and Blue Origin, did not respond to requests for comment (Bezos also owns the Washington Post).
Although he has yet to wade into the world of sports ownership, Bezos’s name often comes up when teams are for sale given his deep pockets (he is the world’s fourth-richest person with a net worth of almost $254 billion, according to Forbes). As examples, he was linked to the Commanders in 2021, before they ultimately sold to Josh Harris for $6.05 billion, and his name came up when the Celtics were for sale (although a source close to Bezos later denied his interest).
