Liverpool owner FSG in talks to sell 30% stake to Amit Bhatia consortium for £1.35bn

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Liverpool’s owner is in talks over selling a minority stake to a consortium led by the former Queens Park Rangers co‑owner Amit Bhatia and backed by his father-in-law Lakshmi Mittal, the billionaire Indian steel magnate. The Guardian understands a sale of 30% of the club is being discussed, with an offer of around £1.35bn on the table. Fenway Sports Group confirmed in a statement to the Financial Times that it had begun negotiations with a group led by Bhatia over a potential minority share sale that would value Liverpool at about £4.5bn. “An investment consortium led and managed by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment…

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