[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-amit-bhatia-consortium-liverpool-minority-stake-talks":82,"category-counts-nav":97,"related-amit-bhatia-consortium-liverpool-minority-stake-talks":107},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. 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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":95,"_path":96},"Bhatia Consortium Enters Liverpool Stake Talks","amit-bhatia-consortium-liverpool-minority-stake-talks","football","Transfers","Sarah Martinez","British-Indian billionaire Amit Bhatia leads group seeking minority ownership at Anfield.","2026-07-21 16:37:00","1 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002Fb9f4\u002Flive\u002F375cfcb0-851e-11f1-97e8-4f50dea2b016.jpg",[37,93,94],"Liverpool FC","Ownership","## Amit Bhatia consortium in locked-in talks over Liverpool minority stake\n\nA consortium led by Queens Park Rangers co-owner **Amit Bhatia** and backed by his father-in-law **Lakshmi Mittal**, the billionaire Indian steel magnate, is in locked-in negotiations with Fenway Sports Group over acquiring a significant minority stake in Liverpool. Amazon founder **Jeff Bezos** has now been linked to the group, which is pursuing roughly **30%** of Liverpool and has tabled a provisional offer of **£1.35 billion**.\n\n**Fenway Sports Group** confirmed in a statement to the Financial Times that discussions with Bhatia's group were underway. The proposed deal would value Liverpool at approximately **£4.5 billion**. The consortium is also in conversations with other potential investors to broaden the funding base. The talks remain at an early stage, with no agreement reached.\n\nBezos, whose personal fortune stands at around **$257 billion** according to Forbes, making him the fourth richest person in the world, has previously explored purchasing NFL franchises. His emergence as a potential Liverpool investor adds a second high-profile American figure to the process alongside FSG principal **John W. Henry**, who has controlled the club since 2010.\n\nA minority sale would function as a capital raise rather than a governance shift, leaving FSG's day-to-day management structure intact. The group has not disclosed whether additional shareholders would direct funds toward squad investment, stadium infrastructure, or broader commercial expansion.\n\nBhatia's years at QPR give the consortium direct experience with the Premier League's ownership rules. Liverpool already run a substantial commercial operation across India and the wider Asian market, a region where Mittal's name carries real commercial weight. Bezos's global brand profile and Amazon's media footprint, including its broadcasting rights across multiple football leagues, could add another strategic element to the group's pitch.\n\nThe convergence of Bhatia's locked-in talks and Bezos's newly reported interest advances two separate threads of Liverpool ownership speculation into a single, more concrete process. Whether Bezos commits formally or remains a linked name, the consortium's widening investor conversations signal FSG's openness to bringing substantial external capital into Anfield without relinquishing control.\n\n> *Updated: 2026-07-22 - Bhatia consortium talks described as locked in; Jeff Bezos newly linked to Liverpool investment, combining two ongoing ownership stories.*","\u002Farticles\u002Famit-bhatia-consortium-liverpool-minority-stake-talks",[98,99,100,101,85,102,103,104,105,106],"analysis","basketball","cricket","f1","general","golf","mma","long-reads","tennis",[108,120,130],{"id":109,"stem":109,"path":110,"title":111,"category":85,"badge":55,"badgeType":112,"author":87,"authorRole":113,"authorInitials":114,"date":115,"readTime":116,"image":117,"imageAlt":111,"tags":118,"excerpt":119},"aberdeen-jimmy-robinson-rebuild-pittodrie-fresh-start","\u002Farticles\u002Faberdeen-jimmy-robinson-rebuild-pittodrie-fresh-start","Can Robinson Restore Aberdeen's Lost Identity at Pittodrie?","category","Transfer Correspondent","SM","2026-07-09 18:05:40","7 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Faberdeen-jimmy-robinson-rebuild-pittodrie-fresh-start.webp","Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen","A season of survival fears gives way to a rebuild under Jimmy Robinson. 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Steve Tandy's first season ends in Durban wreckage with Wales cricket at its lowest ebb.",{"id":131,"stem":131,"path":132,"title":133,"category":85,"badge":124,"badgeType":112,"author":134,"authorRole":135,"authorInitials":136,"date":137,"readTime":126,"image":138,"imageAlt":133,"tags":139,"excerpt":140},"france-iraq-weather-delay-tactical-analysis","\u002Farticles\u002Ffrance-iraq-weather-delay-tactical-analysis","The Two-Hour Freeze: How Weather Delay Tested Tactical Patience","Elena Rossi","SportPulse Contributor","ER","2026-06-24 11:06:38","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F2661\u002Flive\u002F810e39b0-6e9d-11f1-9007-ad3121b71ef1.jpg","FIFA World Cup","Weather delays in football force tactical recalibrations and test mental fortitude, as seen in the France-Iraq World Cup match."]