Who owns Liverpool?
Liverpool are owned by Fenway Sports Group, an American company founded in 2001 as New England Sports Ventures who purchased the club in 2011 from controversial former owners George Gillett Jr. and Tom Hicks.
FSG is a conglomerate headed by American businessman John Henry but Tom Werner is the chairman of the club.
The group hold an 80% shareholding in the Anfield club with RedBird Capital purchasing an 11% stake in 2021 and Dynasty Equity holding a minority share after investing in 2023 while NBA icon Lebron James is a minority partner with a 2% share.
Who is John Henry?
John Henry is the face of Fenway Sports Group and was born in Quincy, Illinois in 1949.
He began his business career with a management company, John W.Henry & Company in 1981, which was successful and increased his worth to over $1billion.
Henry started his journey into sports ownership with a minor league baseball team in 1989 before partnering with Werner and other investors to create NESV and purchasing the Boston Red Sox in 2001.
Henry has been the Reds’ principal owner since 2011 and is currently looking to add more football teams to his portfolio.
How much were Liverpool bought for?
The reign of Gillett and Hicks at Anfield brought the club to the brink and could have seen them go out of business but Henry and his partners stepped up at the last minute to save the Merseysiders in a £300million deal.
FSG have seen Liverpool through a great period of success, hiring legendary manager Jurgen Klopp in 2015, who led the club to the Premier League title and a Champions League trophy.
Henry and the group have overseen multiple investments in the Anfield outfit that has seen them stay competitive and that is currently paying off with Arne Slot‘s side leading the Premier League.
According to the Deloitte Money League which was published in January 2025, the L4 outfit generated €714.7 million (£597.5m) during the 2023/24 season.
The club is valued at approximately £4billion if FSG were to sell.
What is John Henry’s net worth?
John Henry remains a controversial figure with Liverpool supporters due to the group’s perceived reluctance to invest in the transfer market.
His personal net worth is understood to be in the region of $5.5billion (£4.26bn) according to figures released by Forbes in 2025.
Fenway Sports Group’s entire portfolio is believed to be worth over $13bn (£10m)