Fenway Sports Group confirms interest from consortium in minority stake in Liverpool

Fenway Sports Group confirmed that a consortium led by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in acquiring a strategic minority stake in Liverpool Football Club, an approach that follows Bhatia's departure from his role as director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday afternoon when he transferred his shares to majority owner Ruben Gnanalingam.

Discussions have not advanced beyond an early stage, and no agreement has been reached.

The potential transaction would mirror the structure of a 2023 sale in which FSG sold a minority stake to Dynasty for between £82 million and £164 million. FSG acquired Liverpool in 2010 for £300 million. Forbes recently valued the club at £4.6 billion, while a deal with the Bhatia consortium would value it at more than $6 billion (£4.5 billion), according to the Financial Times.

Bhatia, 46, joined QPR in 2007 and served as vice-chairman before becoming chairman in 2018, a position he held for five years. A stand at Loftus Road bears his name. He is the son-in-law of Lakshmi Mittal, whose fortune Forbes valued at £23.2 billion.

FSG first indicated in 2022 that it would consider fresh investment in Liverpool through minority shareholders or a full sale. The group later explored but abandoned a multi-club ownership model that included potential acquisitions of Malaga, Getafe and Bordeaux.