Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter to react after it was revealed by Italian outlet Il Messaggero that Lazio playmaker Luis Alberto has a 30% sell-on clause in his contract, which was believed to be negotiated by transfer guru Michael Edwards.

Il Messaggero state that Alberto - who left Liverpool in the summer of 2016 for £4.3m - will have a release clause of £87m implemented into his contract at Lazio if he puts pen to paper on a new deal, which would entitle the European champions to £26.1m if someone meets that clause in the future.

Of course, much of this is hypothetical and it would take a monumentally impressive campaign from the Spaniard for anybody to meet such a lofty figure - he is, however, showing great form at the moment with five goals and 14 assists in all competitions for the Italian side, so who knows.

So, if somebody does pay Alberto's release clause, Liverpool could be set for a huge cash injection thanks to Edwards - despite selling the Spain international for peanuts almost four years ago.

Let's see what the Liverpool fans on Twitter have been saying about the club's Sporting Director after discovering the news...

To kick off the reaction, these three supporters all showered Edwards in praise after finding out Alberto's sell-on clause.

One said that FSG - the club's owners - certainly know how to hire. Just by seeing how well Jurgen Klopp has done at Anfield, transforming Liverpool from a mid-table side into European champions, it's hard to disagree with that statement.

Elsewhere, another supporter called on Liverpool to build a statue of Edwards!

Another said "well played yet again" in the direction of the Sporting Director.

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They are perhaps paying reference to his fine work in the past, in which he has been able to earns huge sums for fringe players such as Jordon Ibe and Dominic Solanke - Bournemouth signed the pair for £15m and £19m respectively.

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