LONDON (AP) 鈥� The American owners of Liverpool are in talks with Indian investors including the Mittal family about a minority stake valuing the storied soccer club at more than $6 billion, the
Fenway Sports Group 鈥� which paid 300 million pounds ($400 million) to take over Liverpool in 2010 and also owns the Boston Red Sox 鈥� confirmed the negotiations in a statement to the FT.
鈥淎n investment consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club,鈥� FSG said.
Bhatia, who is married to a daughter of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, also from this longtime co-ownership of English second-tier club Queens Park Rangers, where he was chairman from 2018 to 2023.
Under the leadership of FSG and its principal owner John Henry, Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to be English champion in 2020 and added another Premier League title last year. That tied Manchester United on 20 English league titles.
The club was 鈥� a record for an English team 鈥� in 2019 and reached two other finals when coached by losing to Real Madrid in 2018 and 2022.
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