Eduardo Saverin invited to join Liverpool FC stake bid
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has been invited to join a consortium seeking a minority stake in Liverpool FC, Sky News reports. The approach, made several weeks ago, could place him alongside Amazon's Jeff Bezos in a bid that may value the club above $6bn—though his participation remains uncertain.
For readers tracking wealth hacks and passive income trends, the story is bigger than football: elite sports stakes are becoming portfolio plays for tech billionaires chasing scarce, high-profile assets.
Key Takeaways
- Eduardo Saverin was contacted several weeks ago about joining a syndicate that could become Liverpool's second-largest shareholder.
- The deal, led by Amit Bhatia, may involve a sale of roughly 30% of the club by Fenway Sports Group (FSG).
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has also been approached; neither man's participation is confirmed.
- A transaction could value Liverpool at more than $6bn (£4.5bn), among the richest deals in English football history.
- FSG has confirmed the consortium's interest in a "strategic minority investment," but talks remain early.
Who is Eduardo Saverin and why was he approached?
Eduardo Saverin, 44, co-founded Facebook in 2004 with Mark Zuckerberg and others. That company is now Meta Platforms, a roughly $1.5trn technology group. Bloomberg's Billionaires Index puts his fortune at about $32.4bn (£24.3bn).
He jointly runs B Capital Group, a US venture capital firm that has backed dozens of AI, healthcare, and financial start-ups. Sky News reports he was contacted as the consortium builds a syndicate that could become Anfield's second-largest shareholder.
This is not Saverin's first brush with Premier League ownership. He was part of a consortium that made an unsuccessful bid for Chelsea FC in the 2022 auction that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Emails to B Capital and its media representatives went unanswered, Sky News said. A consortium spokesperson declined to comment on his prospective involvement, and sources cautioned he might not ultimately join the group.
How big could the Liverpool stake deal be?
The syndicate is led by Amit Bhatia, the British-Indian businessman and son-in-law of steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal. Bhatia recently stepped away from Queens Park Rangers after 18 years as a director and co-owner, clearing the path for a Liverpool push.
According to Sky News, the deal could see FSG sell roughly 30% of Liverpool, which it has owned since 2010. At reported pricing, the club could be valued at more than $6bn—broadly in line with Financial Times figures cited by the BBC of around £4.5bn.
FSG bought Liverpool for £300m in 2010. In 2023 it sold a small stake to Dynasty Equity at a valuation above $4.5bn. A new minority deal at today's reported levels would rank among English football's richest transactions, with only Chelsea and Manchester United deals broadly comparable, Sky News notes.
An FSG spokesperson said: "An investment consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club." Other parties are also understood to be involved.
Could Jeff Bezos and Saverin invest together?
Yes—potentially. Sky News first revealed that Bezos had held talks about joining the same Bhatia-led syndicate. If Saverin formally joins a significant minority bid, his co-investors may include the Amazon founder.
Bezos, ranked among the world's richest people with a Forbes-estimated net worth near $257bn, has not previously invested in sport. He was linked with a Washington Commanders takeover in 2023 and once explored buying the Seattle Seahawks, but submitted no offer for either franchise, the BBC reports.
The Guardian says Bezos is still mulling whether to proceed. Sky News has similarly cautioned that Saverin's current status is unclear. For both men, invitation is not the same as a signed cheque.
That uncertainty matters for anyone watching how ultra-high-net-worth capital moves into trophy assets. Minority sports stakes can look like long-hold portfolio diversification—prestige, scarcity, and brand reach—rather than day-to-day operating control.
What does this mean for FSG's ownership plans?
FSG is under no obvious financial pressure to sell. Liverpool posted record revenues of more than £700m and ranked as the highest-placed Premier League club in the Deloitte Football Money League, the BBC notes. The 2023 Dynasty stake helped cover pandemic-era revenue gaps and debt from stadium and training-ground projects; this time the club looks stronger on the balance sheet.
That raises a longer-term question: is a strategic minority sale a cash injection—or the start of an eventual exit? Observers have speculated for years that FSG, controlled by John Henry and also owners of the Boston Red Sox, might seek an outright sale. It remains unclear whether a minority deal would pave the way for a change of control.
On the pitch, the backdrop is unsettled. Liverpool finished fifth last season, sacked head coach Arne Slot in May, and will start 2026-27 under Andoni Iraola without Mo Salah for the first time in nearly a decade. Fans and analysts are already asking what new billionaire capital would want from Anfield beyond the asset itself.
For now, the only hard confirmation is interest—not a completed sale. Saverin's invite puts another tech fortune in the frame, but the consortium's make-up, the final stake size, and any timeline are still open. Watch the money: at a $6bn-plus club valuation, even a minority slice is a nine- or ten-figure wealth move dressed as football.