Ever since the reveal back at the start of November that Fenway Sports Group were open to the possibility of selling Liverpool there has been as much focus placed off the field as there has on it.
The poor season being endured thus far by Jurgen Klopp's men has done little to quell the anxiety among some Reds fans around the direction of the football club just months on from them coming within a whisker of an unprecedented quadruple having won both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last season, reached the Champions League final and come within 15 minutes of winning the Premier League title on a nail-biting final day of the season.
But a lack of investment into key areas, most notably midfield, has been seen as the key reason why there has been such a drop off for Klopp's men this season, and with the social rumour mill having been sent into overdrive with the possibility of new owners with extremely deep pockets being able to address such issues it has made a potential change at the top the source of great attention.
