Tuesday 21 July 2026 4:14 pm | Updated: Tuesday 21 July 2026 4:37 pm QPR owner Bhatia Liverpool investment could value club at $6bn By: Matt Hardy Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Add as a preferred source on Google Liverpool could be valued at more than $6bn if Fenway Sports Group sell stake Liverpool could be valued at more than $6bn amid talks between owners Fenway Sports Group and investors over a minority stake sale. A consortium of investors led by the British-Indian co-owner of Queens Park Rangers Amit Bhatia is reportedly in talks to purchase a significant minority in the Merseyside club, according to the Financial Times. The consortium is reportedly backed by the Mittal family, which Bhatia is married into, whose sporting portfolio is currently headed up by the Rajasthan Royals Indian Premier League franchise. Fenway sports group completed its acquisition of Liverpool in 2010 and had recently been looking to build a multi-club empire – much like Manchester United’s Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Manchester City’s City Football Group – before abandoning plans earlier this year. They confirmed the interest from Bhatia, telling the Financial Times: “An investment consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club.” News Updates Stay ahead with our three daily briefings delivering all the key market moves, top business and political stories, and incisive analysis straight to your inbox. A deal has not been completed. Liverpool set for $6bn valuation? The Fenway Sports Group era has seen Liverpool win the Premier League twice and pick up a sixth Champions League title and helped consolidate an era of top flight football dominated by American investment into the English league. The deal could see the Reds, who will this season be managed by Andoni Iraola after parting ways with Arne Slot in the summer, valued at $6bn – which would be one of the highest transaction values in the sport’s history. FSG itself counts the likes of RedBird Capital Partners, LeBron James and Maverick Carter among its investors, while US sports investment firm Dynasty Equity reportedly paid up to $200m for a stake in the club that equated to smaller than four per cent. Earlier this month Fenway Sports Group’s chief of football Michael Edwards quit the organisation. Bhatia did not comment to the Financial Times . Read more Jeff Bezos closes in on Liverpool FC stake as FSG sale deal nears Share this article Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Similarly tagged content: Sections Sport News Categories Sport Business Business Football Sport People & Organisations Amit Bhatia Fenway Sports Group Liverpool liverpool fc Mittal family Queens Park Rangers Rajasthan Royals Related Topics Football Football finance Premier League football Trending Articles Pensioners to hand over bank statements in government benefits crackdown Jaguar reveals the Type 01’s screen-free interior Jamie Carragher: HMRC petitions for Sky Sports star to be declared bankrupt City firms mandate phone and face-to-face comms bootcamps for Gen Z lawyers Jamie Vardy bags Bundesliga rights as he steps up streaming war with Neville and Lineker More from City AM Jeff Bezos closes in on Liverpool FC stake as FSG sale deal nears Sport Business Liverpool owners tipped to sell – but not to Amazon boss Bezos – by former CEO Sport Business Liverpool and LA Lakers deals set new bar for sport investment Sport Business Is £5bn now the entry ticket into Premier League football? Sport Business Why Liverpool deal proves demand for Premier League stakes is soaring Sport Business Liverpool upheaval as key figure leaves after multi-club expansion fails Sport Business Premier League: US owners dominate over half of 20 clubs Sport Business Championship club QPR selling stadium naming rights… on LinkedIn Sport Business Subscribe Subscribe to the City AM newsletter to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox. Subscribe By signing up to our newsletters you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy .
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