Liverpool are on a high right now and not just because they clinched the Premier League (though, obviously, when it comes to feel-good, that's pretty special). They went into 2024-25 thinking it was going to be a transition season under new manager Arne Slot (and away from club legend Jürgen Klopp), new sporting director Richard Hughes and -- returning to the club in a new role -- chief executive of football operations Michael Edwards.
The trio would have to face tough negotiations with three of their top players -- Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold -- and they'd have to do it off the back of £57 million in losses (a record for the club) and less than two years after the owners, Fenway Sports Group, hired investment banks to explore a sale of all or part of the club.