I suspect not. Selling clubs tend to release a price that says “look at all this money we got” and buying clubs tend towards “look at how little we paid”. One will include the add ons and one won’t. If the clauses are never triggered, no payment is made and the audited accounts eventually reveal the picture.

No, but football is ridiculous.   We could easily finish 8th or something next season and not get to a quarter final in any competition - it's just how football is when you're not the absolute elite.  If that happened, pitch forks shouldn't be out for Emery either.

Love his mentality and standards…  

Watched the game and sent this to my Dad (we always discuss the games watching etc):  "Alexander-Arnold did NOT WANT to defend that 🤣" He's such a weird player because he's technically brilliant, has a phenomenal passing range, great crossing ability and has a good shot on him... but defensively he's just so weak.  He's pretty much one of Liverpool's best players but doesn't really work in the position he plays - it's so odd.

His agent linking him with those jobs to keep them dropping off quiet 😉 But that said for as good as Brighton have been and for how much climbing they've done are they really in a position where a drop off to say 10th this season is something to sharpen the pitch forks over? 

That doesn't equate to someone being an elite manager - it's just where the links are being made.  Is Arne Slot an elite manager?  No.  But he might be well suited to Liverpool.