Liverpool and FSG chief John Henry gets £863m boost ahead of Arne Slot first transfer window

Liverpool principal owner John W Henry has seen his net worth rocket to new levels - as Fenway Sports Group prepare for a new era at Anfield.

The 74-year-old was present at Anfield on Sunday afternoon as Liverpool paid an emotional farewell to departing manager Jurgen Klopp, who stepped down from his position as manager after nine, trophy-laden years at the club.

However, FSG, directed by the newly-appointed CEO of Football Michael Edwards, moved swiftly to hire his successor as Feyenoord's Arne Slot was officially appointed as the Reds' head coach on Monday evening.

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Henry will hope that the Dutchman will be able to deliver the same levels of success as his predecessor, Klopp, who won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Club World Cup, Super Cup, Community Shield and League Cup twice since succeeding Brendan Rodgers as manager in October 2015.

Reassuringly for Reds supporters, though, Henry will oversee a new era at Anfield with his net worth at an all-time high of roughly £4bn. That is according to the American business magazine Forbes, which estimates that the net worth of the FSG chief, who made his fortune in commodities trading with his J.W. Henry & Co. firm before setting up his current multinational conglomerate in 2001, has soared from roughly £3.19bn to just over £4bn since 2023.

In 2024, Henry was ranked in 597th place on Forbes' Billionaire list, which lists the wealthiest individuals in the United States.

Earlier this year Henry also extended his impressive sports portfolio as a consortium led by FSG struck a multi-billion-pound partnership with the PGA Tour.