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- Liverpool FC’s American owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), are in early-stage talks to sell a minority stake in the club to an investment consortium led by Amit Bhatia and linked to steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal’s family.
- The discussions reportedly value the Premier League club at more than $6 billion, a figure that would represent a significant premium and reaffirm Liverpool’s status among the world’s most valuable football assets.
- The potential deal marks a shift for FSG, which has owned the club since 2010, and would bring high-profile Indian and Middle East-linked capital into the club’s ownership structure for the first time.
- Coverage across Indian business media is uniform and neutral, with no reported opposition from fans or regulators at this stage.
- The talks are exploratory; no binding terms have been announced, and it remains unclear whether the stake would exceed or fall below 10%.
- Watch for formal announcements, Premier League Owners’ Test regulatory filings, and any fan-group reactions.
What to watch next
- >10% stake would trigger Premier League Owners’ Test scrutiny.
- >20% could revive fan concerns over full-sale precedents.
- >6B valuation sets benchmark for European football M&A.
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