Liverpool in talks with Amit Bhatia group over possible minority investment

Liverpool are in talks with a consortium led by British-Indian investor Amit Bhatia about a possible minority investment in the Premier League club.

Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool's US-based owner, confirmed that Bhatia's group had made an approach. An FSG spokesperson said an investment consortium led, managed and represented by Bhatia had expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club.

Bhatia is the son-in-law of Indian steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal. The Financial Times reported that Bhatia has appointed advisers to work on the offer, which the newspaper said could value Liverpool at more than $6 billion.

Hours after his interest in Liverpool became public, Bhatia stepped down as a director and co-owner of English Championship club QPR. He spent 18 seasons with the west London club and will transfer his ownership stake to majority owner Ruben Gnanalingam. Bhatia said he was leaving his formal duties with pride, gratitude and affection, and thanked the club's players, managers, staff, community trust, board members and fans.

The talks with FSG are described as being at an early stage, and no deal has been reached. FSG bought Liverpool for £300 million, or about $400 million, in 2010.

FSG sold a minority stake in Liverpool to global sports investment firm Dynasty in 2023. Reports at the time valued that transaction at between $100 million and $200 million.