Naby Keita is set to endure a hefty financial dent after learning of his punishment for the use of false driving licences.
The Anfield-bound midfielder was first pulled up on the issue back in January, when he was set a total £362,000 as his fine for the offences.
Following an appeal, he is now required to pay a reduced fine of £220,000, including daily payments of £4,370 across a stretch of 50 days, according to the Daily Mail.
Though it can be deemed to serve up a red flag, it says little about his value as an athlete and can now be deemed something worth forgetting.
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Keita has mustered eight goals and five assists in 31 appearances so far this season, mounting a determined response to doubts over his consistency earlier in the campaign.
The Guinean hasn’t quite replicated the explosive form from 2016/2017, but has still managed to tease Reds over the long wait for his July arrival at Liverpool.
His latest standout performance came in a 2-1 win over Bayern Munich, in which he fired home an equaliser before producing an incisive assist for Timo Werner’s second-half winner.
Between multiple reminders of his danger from long-range, to a regular dose of his bursting runs from midfielder and a weekly demonstration of his energy to sweep up opposition attacks, fans have seen enough to know he will represent money wisely spent come next season.