Liverpool have just parted ways with their beloved and iconic coach: Jurgen Klopp. The Reds have had a brilliant season, topping the Premier League in April, but a series of injuries have left them behind and finished the season in third place, behind Manchester City and Arsenal.
However, the response from the board to a nearly successful campaign and the appointment of a new coach surprised many people.
After being rejected by Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi right before the signing, Liverpool ended the 2024 summer transfer window with two controversial signings. They are Giorgi Mamardashvili - a goalkeeper who will only join this summer, and Federico Chiesa - a former promising talent, considered a backup option for Mohamed Salah.
Out of the Liverpool fan community, hardly anyone appreciates their summer 2024. This is clearly the third strong team of the 2023-2024 season, and they are doing almost nothing to change that.
In fact, many experts predict that Liverpool will not qualify for the Champions League, let alone the Premier League championship race.
Back to the present, Liverpool have just won their 20th Premier League title in a miraculous way. And so far, they have spent more than €300 million on player transfers. That figure could surpass the €500 million mark by the end of the summer transfer window.
So how could they spend so much? And perhaps more importantly, with a club that has repeatedly built its championship squad based on cheap, underrated contracts, why is Liverpool now pouring money into a famous market that is unreasonable and ineffective?
Up to now, according to figures from Transfermarkt, Liverpool have signed 4 players with significant transfer fees. Although the numbers are not completely accurate, it still provides a unified and referenceable source of data.
Florian Wirtz, attacking midfielder, from Bayer Leverkusen - 125 million Euros
Hugo Ekitike, striker, from Eintracht Frankfurt - 95 million Euros
Milos Kerkez, full-back, from Bournemouth - 46.9 million Euros
Jeremie Frimpong, full-back, from Bayer Leverkusen - 40 million Euros
On the other hand, Liverpool parted ways with three players for a notable transfer fee.
Jarell Quansah, central defender, to Bayer Leverkusen - 35 million Euros
Caoimhin Kelleher, goalkeeper, to Brentford - 14.8 million Euros
Trent Alexander-Arnold, full-back, to Real Madrid - 10 million Euros
Regarding the plan to add more players, there are positive signs surrounding Alexander Isak from Newcastle - a deal that could break the transfer record in the Premier League.
With the injury situation and age, the possibility of adding to Liverpool's defense is completely reasonable. In addition, depending on which player leaves or not, the team will continue to look for an option to enhance the left wing position.
As for players who are likely to leave Anfield, Luis Diaz is likely to move to Bayern Munich for a fee of around 75 million Euros. Liverpool are also said to be waiting for a similar offer for Darwin Nunez.
If Harvey Elliott leaves, he could be valued at around €40 million. In addition, some young talents from the workshop such as Ben Doak and Stefan Bajcetic could also bring in a revenue of tens of millions of Euros if they were sold.
