Liverpool paid £1m in a settlement with Manchester City after the club were accused of hacking into their Premier League rival's scouting network six years ago.
The scandal involved three former Manchester City employees who went on to join Liverpool's scouting network, including the club's current sporting director Michael Edwards, head of recruitment Dave Fallows and former European scouting manager Julian Ward.
As explained by The Times, Liverpool are claimed to have accessed Manchester City's Scout7 database on 'hundreds of occasions' before agreeing to a settlement, which was made without the club or the three scouts accepting any liability or wrongdoing.