#92526 Re: Liverpool FC
Posted: 14/08/2026 18:09
Amit Bhatia is to become Liverpool’s new vice-chairman and take a place on the board in return for a minority stake in the 20-times English football champions.
Amit Bhatia is to be joined on an expanded board by Elaine Saverin, the wife of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, and Bryan Baum, who is representing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos rather than Bezos becoming a board member himself.
The transaction for about 30 per cent of Liverpool is worth in the region of £1.65billion.
There is no commitment beyond that from FSG to sell a greater shareholding to Bhatia’s 1892 Holdings company, named after the year in which Liverpool was founded, in the future.
However, the transaction documents provide options and flexibility for how a relationship may evolve over time, which effectively means that Bhatia would be in the driving seat to purchase a larger shareholding should FSG wish to sell more of the club in the future.
For now, FSG will retain majority ownership and there is to be no change in the day-to-day operation of Liverpool. The transaction is not a direct capital raise for the club, or an indication of a change in transfer strategy.
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