Well, we didn’t have Elon Musk trying to take over Liverpool on our bingo cards for 2025.

Realistically, it won’t happen, despite the billionaire’s father suggesting his son is interested. Liverpool has had no contact from Musk, and FSG has ruled out selling up in any case, having only secured new minority investors in the club in 2023.

There are so many reasons why Musk would be a terrible owner for the Reds. Before you even start on the fact that he’s previously claimed to be a Manchester United fan, practically everything about the Tesla and X owner stands against what Liverpool means as a club.

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As unpopular as FSG are among some supporters, you can guarantee that there would be a lot more fans dead against having Musk as the club’s owner, and rightfully so in this writer's opinion.

Of course, there will be those who will look at the cold, hard finances that would make Liverpool the second-richest club in the world if he did somehow manage to pull off a takeover. Money talks in soccer, and there are plenty who think that it outweighs any moral objections people have against some of the more questionable owners currently involved in the sport.

Yes, Musk would bring plenty of financial might, and there will be fans who are attracted to that prospect. For example, with Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah all coming to the end of their contracts, there will be those who think Musk could just throw money at the problem and solve it.

But it’s far too simplistic a view to suggest that Liverpool could start splashing the cash around if he were to set up shop at Anfield. We’ve already seen the ramifications of reckless spending with the likes of Everton and Nottingham Forest over the last year or so, and even the richest club in the world can’t get away with it.

Liverpool got a first-hand view of why there needs to be restraint in such matters after Newcastle United spent much of the summer desperately trying to offload some of its players in order to beat the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) deadline, which nearly resulted in Anthony Gordon making his way to Anfield.

Even with almost unlimited resources to call upon from their Saudi owners, Newcastle’s splurge after that takeover almost landed them in hot water, with former co-owner Amanda Staveley detailing just how close they came to losing one of their stars.

“Had I left before (the PSR deadline) and we’d breached, then that would have been bad. It was very, very difficult, but I was determined to make sure Darren [Eales] has a clear runway,” Staveley told The Athletic last summer.

“My biggest concern was that we’d lose Alex (Isak) or Anthony (Gordon) because Liverpool chased him and both are extraordinary players.

“Negotiating is tough because you have to pretend it means nothing to you when it means everything.”

Of course, Liverpool has never been in danger of breaching the PSR guidelines under FSG, but that’s not to say a new owner - especially one as erratic as Musk - couldn’t quickly change the club’s safe standing. Imagine the uproar there would be if Salah and co were handed new big-money deals, and then a year later the Reds were offering some of their other stars around in an attempt to make a quick buck.

Musk and his money is simply not the answer for Liverpool, for so many reasons.