For the past few days, some of the world’s most authoritative newspapers have been reporting on a new consortium of investors looking to become co-owners of Liverpool. At the centre of the group is Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, but it is the names around the project that have attracted attention: Jeff Bezos has been mentioned from the beginning, while it now appears that Eduardo Saverin has also been approached about a possible involvement in the deal. Saverin is one of Facebook’s co-founders, a former friend of Mark Zuckerberg and the person who helped shape the company’s early financial foundations. His story was also brought to a wider audience through David Fincher’s 2010 film The Social Network. According to Sky Sports, citing figures from Bloomberg, Saverin’s estimated fortune stands at 32.4 billion dollars (around 28 billion euros at the current exchange rate), and he has already come close to entering the Premier League ownership landscape: in 2022, following the end of the Abramovich era, he was part of one of the groups attempting to acquire Chelsea.
For now, according to Sky Sports, it remains unclear whether Saverin has genuinely explored an involvement in the Liverpool project, but the possibility remains. It carries a certain weight, particularly alongside the reports linking Bezos to the investment. The numbers behind the deal are equally striking. Should the operation be completed, Liverpool would reach an overall valuation of six billion dollars, a significant increase on 2023, when Dynasty Equity acquired a minority stake and the club was valued at around 4.5 billion dollars. Anfield’s appeal on the market has grown, and the arrival of names such as Bezos and Saverin around the project reflects the scale Liverpool has reached.