Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin are reportedly poised to buy into Liverpool FC as part of a consortium set to acquire a 30% stake in the Premier League club. According to Sky News, an agreement with current owner Fenway Sports Group could be announced within days, though this may slip into the following week. The move would mark Bezos's first major foray into sports team ownership and Saverin's first successful move into the sector, after he previously explored a takeover of Chelsea in 2022.

The consortium is led by Amit Bhatia, son-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, who recently sold his shares in Queens Park Rangers. The deal would value Liverpool, winners of six European Cups and the 2024-25 Premier League title, at around $6 billion, making it one of the largest investments in football history. Questions remain over potential conflicts of interest given Amazon's Prime Video holds Premier League broadcasting rights, while the news lands amid wider turmoil in world football, with UEFA clashing with FIFA over president Gianni Infantino's now-abandoned plan to sell World Cup ownership stakes.