FC Salzburg fans have accused Red Bull of turning the club into a "laughing stock" because of the sale of key players.

The Austrian club was founded in 2005 when soft drink giant Red Bull bought and re-branded Austria Salzburg, changing the club's colours.

Since then, FC Salzburg have won seven national championships but never qualified for the Champions League group stage.

Over the past two summers they have seen eight players depart for German club RB Leipzig -- who are also owned by Red Bull...

Martin Hinteregger rejected RB Leipzig to join Augsburg from FC Salzburg as "a matter of respect," and claims the Bundesliga side are "destroying" their Austrian counterparts.

Hinteregger, 23, would have been the ninth player in only three transfer windows to join Leipzig from Salzburg, with both clubs owned by Austrian soft drink giants Red Bull.

The most notable transfer during that time was Naby Keita, who turned down offers from the Premier League, including Arsenal, to take his next steps at...

Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom has joined FC Salzburg on a season-long loan, both clubs have confirmed.

Wisdom will spend the 2016-17 season in the Austrian Premier League -- his fourth temporary spell away from Anfield since breaking into the first team squad in 2012.

The versatile defender regularly featured for Liverpool in preseason but has failed to force his way into Jurgen Klopp's first-team plans so far this campaign.

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Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom is set for a surprise loan move to Red Bull Salzburg, sources close to the club have told ESPN FC.

Wisdom, who broke into the Liverpool team in 2012, is well down the pecking order at Anfield and has yet to feature for the Reds this season.

The 23-year-old has spent the past three years on loan at Derby County, West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City after finding his first-team opportunities limited at Anfield.

Scottish giants Celtic have been linked with a move for...