Liverpool are flying on the pitch, sitting top of both the Premier League and Champions League, but there are a number of mounting issues on the business-side of the club.
Not only are the contracts of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold yet to be resolved, there are further contract issues on the horizon, with Luis Diaz earning far below his market value and the potential for a mass exodus from the club in 2027, which will need to be dealt with as soon as possible.
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It means that while Arne Slot is doing an incredible job in charge so far, there are some major concerns which have the potential to derail the good work he’s doing on the training pitch.
FSG’s strategy at Liverpool has come under scrutiny in recent weeks, with the club’s failure to qualify for last season’s Champions League set to contribute to record financial losses.
The club's owners are also managing a crucial period across the Atlantic at the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball. They have recently signed a 36-year-old veteran and are also linked with free agent Corbin Burnes in a deal that could be worth up to £194m.
It's a stark contrast to what is happening at Liverpool, and former Reds winger Ryan Babel has revealed some rather bizarre plans for a return to the club.
Ryan Babel’s plan for Liverpool
Babel has had a colourful career post-Liverpool. The 37-year-old left the Reds for Hoffenheim in 2011 at the start of what turned into a journeyman career which saw him play in the Netherlands, Turkey, Spain and the UAE across multiple clubs.
Later in his career, Babel took an interest in Bitcoin, and regularly uses his platform on X to encourage others to invest in a number of controversial cryptocurrencies.
The self-described entrepreneur has also taken to X to share his disapproval of Liverpool’s owners FSG.
“So the #LFC owners giving out $200M dollar contracts to guys i never heard of but don’t wanna offer Mo a new upgrade?” he wrote in a recent post.
Now retired, the self-described entrepreneur has spotted a unique opportunity to help Liverpool out of their current predicament.
Not only has he hinted that a sudden improvement in Bitcoin's value on the market would net him enough money to cover Salah's contract demands, he has also said he could potentially take over the club from FSG.