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As exclusively revealed by the Express, Liverpool are confident of avoiding a repeat of past situations in which players such as Luis Suarez, Raheem Sterling and Philippe Coutinho have left the club following new-found financial might.

What's the word, then?

Well, the news comes after Tuttosport revealed that Juventus were lining up a Paulo Dybala-plus-cash deal in a bid to sign Mohamed Salah, with the fee said to be around the £50m mark.

One would assume that a bid such as the Old Lady's would be rejected without the slightest consideration, although as aforementioned, the Reds haven't always been in such a strong negotiating position when teams come after their best players.

Nowadays, as per the Express article, Liverpool can boast pre-tax profits of £125m, with a source telling the Express: "Liverpool are no longer a selling club. After posting profits of £125m they can resist any offers.”

Anfield is no longer a stepping stone

Where players might have arrived on Merseyside in the past with a view to leaving for a bigger club a few years down the line, Anfield is now becoming the final destination rather than a stop on the way for influential footballers.

Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane have all signed long-term contracts that will keep them at Liverpool until 2023, whilst Joe Gomez and Andy Robertson have also renewed their deals to secure the club's best players for the foreseeable future.

There is no need for Liverpool to cash in on their star players anymore, and unless personal problems arise and transfer requests are handed in - which seems highly unlikely right now - then Klopp has the spine of a youthful team challenging for the title locked down.

A lot of this is down to sporting director Michael Edwards, whose work in offloading the likes of Mamadou Sakho, Christian Benteke and Jordan Ibe for large fees helped keep things balanced.