Daily Mirror journalist Dave Maddock published an article that has garnered a lot of attention from Liverpool fans on Twitter.
In his recent report, the writer claimed that Timo Werner’s transfer is under threat as the coronavirus crisis could change the dynamics of the transfer window this summer.
Maddock states that Liverpool will go into next season, when it finally gets underway, with the same squad, though the Reds could look to offload players who are out of contract, and sell peripheral players.
Apparent interest in Lyon’s Houssem Aouar will also be placed on the back burner, as clubs wait to see what the long-term financial implications of the pandemic prove to be.
While the Premier League looks likely to resume eventually, it’s not a certainty and that means clubs can’t bank on money coming in or going out.
Broadcasters would seek reimbursements, if the season is unable to be played out and this would be bad news for any club that doesn’t have tens of millions lying around.
In the case of non-completion, the Premier League – and its shareholders – are likely to be slapped with a financial hit of close to £1billion by Sky and BT so clubs would be unwise to splash the cash.
Liverpool fans have been tweeting about Maddock’s article since publication, and it’s fair to say they’re not happy:
None of the 20 Premiership clubs will be buying anybody if the season can't finish due to TV money being reduced due to lack of live games. I can't see that heppening though tbh, there's 9/10 games left of the season to play.
— RossAC1984 (@Ac1984Ross) May 2, 2020
Aouar is genuinely a world class talent, loaning Jones out to a Premier league side and then selling Grujic would be a very suitable course of action
— Ka’ (@kamanityrese) May 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/MoustacheHis/status/1256325575917985792
Absolute scenes next season pic.twitter.com/n0yQPnTmLw
— Aimed (@HamourAimad) May 1, 2020
You mean just like how they didn’t spend last year and we ended up running away with the league?
— *+ (@awgenotes) May 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/lancegodchaser1/status/1256348752371204096
If Fabrizio says Liverpool are working to get Werner then no reporter in the world can out do that. Fabrizio's the best there is, there was, there ever will be.
— Shumi (@Shumiii88) May 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/PiiaMay/status/1256471375402930176
Is Liverpool the only team doing this?
— WG (@wwgrooms) May 2, 2020
Yes but I believe he was the 1st to report about Fekir failing the medical…so it's a bit worrying
— Lomb Ardent (@sbughe) May 1, 2020