Your Liverpool evening headlines for Thursday, March 24
Paddy Pimblett sends Liverpool transfer text to Jude Bellingham after UFC London victory
Paddy Pimblett has admitted that he has already spoken to Jude Bellingham about potentially joining Liverpool this summer.
Pimblett is a huge Liverpool fan, and admitted he received messages from a few Liverpool players after his victory at UFC London, as well as Borussia Dortmund and reported Liverpool target Bellingham.
The Liverpudlian fighter claimed his second UFC victory this past weekend with a statement victory over Rodrigo 'Kazula' Vargas, coming after his first victory with the company over Luigi Vendramini in September - in which he also secure a first-round finish.
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And as he celebrated, he received messages from Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Harvey Elliott and Jude Bellingham.
Read the full story from Charlie Wilson here.
Liverpool turn down millions in sponsorship as FSG stance emerges
Liverpool rejected potentially tens of millions worth of sponsorship from fan token firms, the ECHO understands.
The Reds have made a move into the NFT market with their link up with famous auction house Sotheby's, in collaboration with Nike, where collectible digital artwork will be able to be purchased by fans over a three-day period with a price point of around £56.
It is a move that has been controversial among some elements of the Reds fan base due to the polarising views that exist around NFTs in the football marketplace.
One of the things that was made clear to the Reds during consultations around NFTs was that of fan tokens, something that has flooded the football market place since the onset of the pandemic two years ago through firms such as Socios. Fan token firms offer supporters the chance to buy tokens to have a say on non-key club issues and events, such as what music could be played during the pre-match build up.
