Fabrizio Romano confirms Liverpool cult hero agrees surprise deal

Fabrizio Romano confirms Liverpool cult hero agrees surprise deal A surprise move is on the cards for a Liverpool cult hero. It's an exciting transformation for the Reds. Liverpool are finally saying goodbye to the Richard Hughes era and exploring their options to appoint a new sporting director. In the interim Liverpool have also welcomed new minority owners. A consortium led by Amit Bhatia and backed by Jeff Bezos now owns 33% of the club. In the coming years, they could be gradually taking over from FSG, who will likely be moving onto other ventures after having successfully led Liverpool back to the summit of world football. On the pitch Liverpool are building an exciting team. It's going to take time but there are promising signs Andoni Iraola will be able to take the club back to the pinnacle of the game. Liverpool are at the end of an era as more departures expected Change usually means the end of something as well. It's been over two years since Jurgen Klopp departed the club and the face of the squad has drastically changed. Liverpool have said goodbye to a lot of legends, including Mo Salah and Andy Robertson last summer. But also the likes of Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz last summer. All of them have had indelible contributions to the successes the Reds enjoyed under Klopp and Arne Slot. More of the old guard are expected to leave, too. Virgil van Dijk's and Alisson's contract expires at the end of the season. It is moot whether the Reds will extend their deals. Which means Liverpool are really going to be unrecognisable from the team that Klopp led to victory in the Champions League. Fabrizio Romano confirms surprise move for Philippe Coutinho One player who was integral to helping Liverpool climb their way back to the top was the Brazilian. Coutinho was a phenomenal footballer in his day and he was a real cult hero at Anfield. He still has a revered status even if he left the club in unfortunate circumstances. The money Liverpool made from the sale of Coutinho funded the arrival of Van Dijk and Alisson. Coutinho meanwhile ended-up making little impact at Barcelona. Surprisingly, he is still playing football. At 34-years-old he most recently played for Vasco da Gama but became a free agent this summer. Well, now he's earned himself a surprise move to Vasco's rivals Santos. that Coutinho has agreed a deal to join the Brazilian side and link-up with Neymar.