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Liverpool fans react on Twitter to possible Nike deal reports

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Liverpool are hoping to agree a record deal.

(THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) A general view at Anfield before the Pre-Season friendly match between Liverpool and Torino at Anfield on August 7, 2018 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool fans are split over the possibility of a record kit sponsorship deal with Nike.

ESPN report the Reds are holding talks with Nike as their New Balance contract is due to expire at the end of the 2019/20 season.

Liverpool are confident of landing a deal which would eclipse Manchester United’s deal with Adidas.

United earn £750 million over a 10 year period.

If Liverpool could even equal this, it would be the equivalent to spending on a Virgil van Dijk every season, just from the kit manufacturer contract.

The money would be superb, but not all fans are in agreement that Nike are the company they want designing their kits.

A general view as fans arrive outside of Anfield during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on January 14, 2018 in Liverpool, England.

Design is of course secondary to the money, but the aesthetics of kits are something supporters feel passionate about as they are expected to buy them in droves.

Here is a look at how Liverpool fans reacted to the reports linking Nike with the lucrative contract…