Report: Red Sox Owner John Henry Eyes Commanders Bid amid Liverpool Sale Rumors

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry and his Fenway Sports Group may be trading footy for American football.

According to Josh Kosman of the New York Post, Henry "is seen as a possible bidder for the Washington Commanders as the investing tycoon moves to sell his UK-based soccer team Liverpool."

According to that report, Fenway Sports Group "has hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to unload Liverpool in a deal that's expected to fetch between $4 billion and $5 billion."

"This may be a precursor to him buying the Commanders," a source familiar with recent NFL franchise sales told Kosman. "John wants to own an NFL team. They will look at the Commanders."

While it isn't finalized that Daniel Snyder will sell the organization, the Commanders released a statement last week that it had hired Bank of America Securities to "consider potential transactions."

That announcement came hours before a report from ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr. that the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia had commenced a criminal investigation into potential "financial improprieties."

While that investigation hasn't been confirmed publicly, it may be as soon as Thursday:

After multiple investigations into the team's toxic workplace, alleged sexual harassment and possible financial improprieties, the sale of the Commanders feels inevitable at this point.

For Henry, selling Liverpool could net him the chunk of capital needed to enter the bidding for the Commanders, which could hit as much as $5.6 billion, sources told Kosman. He may face stiff competition, with an ownership group comprised of Jeff Bezos, Jay-Z and Matthew McConaughey expected to enter the running.