Consortium in talks to buy Liverpool minority stake

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A consortium led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia expresses an interest in buying a minority stake in Liverpool.

A consortium led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia has expressed an involvement successful buying a number involvement successful Liverpool.

Bhatia, the son-in-law of the Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal, was manager and co-owner astatine QPR for 18 seasons but stepped down from the committee and relinquished ownership of the nine connected Tuesday afternoon.

In a statement, Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) told BBC Sport: "An concern consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed involvement successful making a strategical number concern successful Liverpool Football Club."

BBC Sport understands that the woody has not yet been finalised with FSG.

If the concern was to proceed, it would travel a akin woody made successful 2023, erstwhile FSG sold a number involvement successful the Reds to planetary sports concern steadfast Dynasty for betwixt £82m and £164m.

FSG purchased Liverpool successful 2010 for £300m, erstwhile the nine was connected the verge of administration.

According to the Financial Times, a woody with the consortium led by Bhatia would worth Liverpool astatine much than $6bn (£4.5bn).