John Henry, the owner of the Boston Red Sox who is in the process of unloading English soccer club Liverpool FC, is seen as a possible bidder for the Washington Commanders, according to sister paper the Sports Business Journal.
The sale of Liverpool is expected to fetch as much as $5 billion. Henry’s Fenway Sports Group currently owns Liverpool in partnership with RedBird Capital Partners. A sale of the soccer club, one of the biggest in the world, would allow Fenway to collect as much as $3 billion after offsetting debt. That would provide Henry with the bulk of the money needed to make a play for the Commanders, who Forbes values at $5.6 billion.
Along with Liverpool and the Boston Red Sox, Henry’s Fenway Sports Group is the owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins and is co-owner of stock car group RFK Racing. He purchased the Red Sox in 2002 after previously owning the Florida Marlins. In 2013, he purchased The Boston Globe for $70 million. He has a net worth of $4 billion, according to Forbes. He made his fortune through commodities trading.
