Amit Bhatia has spoken for the first time since his consortium invested in Liverpool, but was quick to remind fans that Fenway Sports Group will still run the day-to-day operation of the club
Amit Bhatia, son in law of QPR owner Lakshmi Mittal during the npower Championship match between Queens Park Rangers and Leicester City
Amit Bhatia(Image: (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images))
New Liverpool co-owner Amit Bhatia has spoken for the first time and revealed the extent of his plans to become involved in the club's day to day business.
The businessman was the leader of the consortium, also involving Amazon supremo Jeff Bezos, that invested in the Merseyside club recently. 1892 Holdings acquired a near 40 percent minority stake in Liverpool but Fenway Sports Group retains ownership and decision-making powers. For Bhatia, the agreement has been a positive one but he understands the role he and his group plays at Anfield. And he has moved to clarify for supporters exactly what he feels his involvement might look like.
"I think again it’s very important to emphasise that we’re going through a regulatory process," he told the club's website in his first interview. "That regulatory process is under way and we have to be incredibly respectful of that process. So it’s important to say that, number one.
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"Number two, I think it’s important to be very clear that this club remains under the ownership of FSG. FSG are the decision-makers and this is their ownership. They have invited us and we’re very fortunate to be a partner as a minority alongside them.
"And so my involvement really, or our involvement really, would be in any capacity that FSG felt that we could be useful to them. So, subject to regulatory [approval], in any capacity that FSG wants us to be involved, in any way that they think that we can add value for the betterment of the football club, is how we will make ourselves available at all times.
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"We come from different geographies, we come from different professions, and hopefully with that you bring different experiences and ideas, different thoughts.
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"If we are called upon, if there’s any area that we have this expertise in or that FSG would like to discuss with us, our thoughts or our involvement, we would absolutely be there. We believe that the potential for the football club is still vast ahead of us and we have had some discussions with FSG as to those thoughts.
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"And hopefully if everything goes well, our association with the club will also be for a very, very long period of time. And so as and when we can see those opportunities and we feel that they’re in the best interests of the football club, as an entire group we’ll come together and try to support in the best way that we think we can.
"And so that’s very exciting to think about, because as I said, the potential is enormous. And we’re very excited to see what the future holds for us in that regard."