There is an awful lot on the agenda at Liverpool this summer. Contracts are a massive one, of course.
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Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all on expiring deals and can walk away for nothing once this season is done. Ibrahima Konate enters the final year of his own contract this summer, too.
In fact, Caoimhin Kelleher and Andy Robertson do the same. Then there are major questions over several first-team players.
Liverpool plan on rebuilding their attack, putting Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez on the transfer list. All would need replacing.
Alisson Becker may be on his way out as Giorgi Mamardashvili steps into the squad after signing last summer. But Liverpool may need to sign a new goalkeeper on top of that as Kelleher wants out.
Left-back? Competition for Robertson is expected, which immediately questions the future of Kostas Tsimikas. A centre-back may arrive, too, with Konate linked to Paris Saint-Germain.
And so all in all, there's a lot to get through and it'll see a truly remarkable amount of money change hands. Liverpool have the ability to do it all, too.
Liverpool's spending power
The Athletic's run-through of the finances at Liverpool brings up plenty of interesting information. The most important, though, is that the Reds are incredibly comfortable with Premier League profit and sustainability rules.
The report suggests Liverpool could actually lose £75m this season and still fall within the acceptable boundary. Instead, they're expected to make a good profit - suggesting they'll be able to spend close to £100m before sales.
That's the important thing here. Liverpool have a lot to get through but they absolutely have the finances to do it.
They can spend massively - potentially on a single record transfer - and remain comfortable. Factor in the mass sales everyone expects and suddenly Liverpool have the wealth to fund their entire rebuild.
And this isn't speculation or opinion - it's firmly in the data released by the club. They're within PSR rules by a mile and should widen that gap with their profit this season.
Sell a couple of players (let alone the four, five or six expected) and the finances are there to do something incredibly special. There is room for a spend unlike anything the club has done before.
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