The Frimpong, Kerkez and Wirtz deals are not dependent on sales. There is plenty of headroom - coming off a £700m season and heading into a 25/26 financial year that should generate in the region of £750m - to finance these moves. Further sales will enable more business.

Slightly belatedly, here's my top 50 best in-ring workers and 20 best matches of 2024. To say that Ospreay had an amazing year would be quite the understatement.

Some Liverpool fans have questioned why Trent, if he wants to join Real Madrid, would not have signed a contract extension to allow the Reds to secure a transfer fee. The answer is simple- it would drastically reduce his signing-on fee.

Mo Salah's current contract, with bonuses, pays him around £500,000 a week. Though some talks may have occurred (or are still ongoing), his comments would suggest that the club is either reluctant to match or improve that deal- or LFC hierarchy has already decided not to renew.