Off the field at Liverpool, the search for investment into the football club has been a dominant topic.
In November last year owners Fenway Sports Group kicked open the door on cashing in when it emerged that a sales deck had been produced and that expressions of interest in both a full sale and partial equity stake were on the table.
For FSG, attention quickly turned to the latter, with the ownership group ruling out letting the club go, despite erroneous reports that serious talks with sovereign wealth funds were had, with the sale stance something that principal owner John Henry confirmed when he spoke to the Boston Sports Journal back in February.