John Henry's top 10 expensive signings at Liverpool and how they fared
John Henry has been at the helm of multiple big-money deals during his tenure as principal owner of Liverpool.
Henry and Fenway Sports Group completed a £300 million takeover of the Anfield club in October 2010, replacing American duo Tom Hicks and George Gillett. Since then, Liverpool have won close to every major trophy possible over the past 13 years.
FSG hired Jurgen Klopp as manager in October 2015 and have won seven major trophies along the way. Part of that success has been down to the transfer business that the club has conducted in recent years.
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The 2023 summer transfer window saw four new signings arrive on Merseyside - Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo, and Ryan Gravenberch. In the 13 years that Henry and FSG have owned Liverpool, there have been plenty of big-money deals where the club have parted with a reasonable amount of cash to sign a player.
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Here are the most expensive signings during Henry and FSG’s tenure in owning Liverpool since October 2010. Note: all fees have potential add-ons included.
10) Fabinho - £43.7 million
Liverpool completed the signing of Fabinho from Monaco in May 2018, just hours after the Champions League final loss to Real Madrid. The Brazilian would go on to be a cornerstone of the team that won the four major trophies within the space of 12 months from 2019-20.
In July this year, Fabinho’s stay with Liverpool came to an end after five seasons when he joined Saudi Pro League club At-Ittihad for £40 million.
9) Mohamed Salah - £43.9 million
It was in the summer of 2017 that Liverpool signed Mohamed Salah from Roma, with the Egyptian returning to the Premier League for the first time since his exit from Chelsea.
Salah has gone on to become one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever goalscorers and is fifth on the list of the club’s all-time top scorers. Salah needs just four more goals to reach the 200 mark in all competitions for the Reds.
8) Cody Gakpo - £44 million
Liverpool signed Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven in the January transfer window of this year. He was linked with Manchester United at the time of the move but opted to make the switch to Anfield rather than Old Trafford.
One of Gakpo’s first goals for the club came against United in a 7-0 win at Anfield back in March. The Dutchman remains a key player for Klopp’s forward line in 2023-24.
7) Diogo Jota - £45 million
Diogo Jota signed for Liverpool from Wolves in September 2020, with Thiago Alcantara arriving in the same week. The Portuguese international has scored 47 goals in 126 appearances for the Reds since his exit from Molineux.
Following the exit of Roberto Firmino, Jota's importance to the Liverpool forward line has increased. The versatile striker continues to be a regular figure in the Reds starting line-up.
6) Luis Diaz - £50 million
It was in January 2022 that Liverpool decided to sign Luis Diaz from Porto, just weeks after facing the player in the Champions League group stages.
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The Colombia international would be signed as the future successor to Sadio Mane on the left wing. However, Diaz sustained an ACL injury in October last year which ruled him out for nearly the whole of the 2022/23 season, but he has since returned to full fitness and is a key member of Klopp’s squad.
Darwin Nunez could be Liverpool's club-record signing should all add-ons be met (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)5) Naby Keita - £52.75 million
Naby Keita was one of the first big-money signings by Liverpool in the Klopp era, arriving from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2018 with the deal agreed 12 months previously. Keita would go on to be part of the squad that won all major trophies possible from 2019-20.
However, injuries severely restricted Keita’s playing time at Anfield. He would leave the club in the summer as a free agent to sign for Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen.
4) Dominik Szoboszlai - £60 million
One of the newest signings by Liverpool, Dominik Szoboszlai arrived from RB Leipzig in the summer.
He has already settled into life on Merseyside to become one of the key players in the new-look Reds midfield, having played the full 90 minutes in all 10 Premier League games so far.
3) Alisson Becker - £65 million
Liverpool signed Alisson Becker in the summer of 2018 for a fee that was, for a couple of weeks, the record price tag for a goalkeeper in world football. That record was broken by Chelsea soon afterward with the arrival of Kepa Arrizabalaga.
In Alisson’s first season, he guided the club to a Champions League triumph and followed that by winning the Premier League a year later. He is still the Reds’ starting goalkeeper and is widely regarded as one of the best in the world in his position.
2) Virgil van Dijk - £75 million
Virgil van Dijk arrived at Liverpool in a £75 million transfer from Southampton in January 2018. He would go on to revitalise the Reds’ defence and turn the team into a title challenger within a few months.
The Dutchman was named as captain of Liverpool in the summer, following the departure of Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabia.
1) Darwin Nunez - £85 million
Liverpool signed Darwin Nunez in the summer of 2022 from Benfica, with the striker impressing against the club in the Champions League only a couple of months prior to the deal.
After an inconsistent first year at Anfield, Nunez has begun to find his feet this season with seven goals in all competitions so far.
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