Amazon’s Jeff Bezos reportedly in talks with Fenway Sports Group to join consortium and buy minority stake in Liverpool FC

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and one of the wealthiest people in the world, has reportedly held talks about joining a consortium that is seeking to purchase a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club, owned by Boston-based Fenway Sports Group.

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A spokesperson for FSG declined to elaborate on reports from England-based media outlets about Bezos’s potential interest or the reported up to 30 percent stake in Liverpool FC that the consortium is discussing.

But the identity of the consortium leader involved in the talks is no secret, it’s London-born Amit Bhatia, an investor who’s also the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.

“An investment consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club,” said the FSG spokesperson.

Media reports suggest the Bhatia-led consortium is valuing Liverpool at more than $6 billion, which, if the 30 percent figure should prove to be accurate and hold, would mean an investment of at least $1.8 billion.

Nearly three years ago, Liverpool sold a minority stake, estimated at roughly 3 percent, to Dynasty Equity, a global investment firm.

That transaction came after FSG entertained offers to sell the team, before it decided to maintain ownership.

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This May, Forbes valued Liverpool at $6.2 billion.

Fenway Sports Group purchased the storied soccer franchise for $493 million in 2010. It has since grown to the most valued asset in FSG’s portfolio, which includes the Red Sox. In March, Forbes valued the Sox at $5.25 billion.

Earlier this year, for the first time FSG sold one of its sports properties, the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, for an estimated $1.7 billion after buying it in 2021 for approximately $900 million.

It remains unclear if FSG intends to eventually sell Liverpool outright and concentrate solely on its North American holdings, which include investments in the PGA Tour, NESN, NASCAR’s RFK Racing, Fenway Sports Management, and real estate.

The 62-year-old Bezos holds the No. 4 spot on the Forbes’ richest people list with an estimated net worth of $254 billion.

Bezos’s name has been linked to prior sports team sales, including the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders of the NFL, without coming to fruition.

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Bezos owns the Washington Post.

The $31 billion fortune of Mittal, 76, places him 70th on the Forbes list.

John Henry, who owns the Globe, is the principal owner of FSG.