Liverpool are on a summer tour and it is also an opportunity for new recruits to debut. The most prominent of these is Florian Wirtz. The German midfielder played outstandingly and reassured The Kop fans when the team spent £116 million (the most expensive in Premier League history) to welcome Wirtz to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen.
"Everyone sees that in addition to having the most spending summer in history, the team also earns a significant profit. In the past 5-6 years, have you ever seen Liverpool sell so many players?
Jarell Quansah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Caoimhin Kelleher and Luis Diaz have all left the club. What's next? Therefore, we need to look at this transfer period in many ways.
The club will always comply with this criterion in transfers. If we have to spend some money, we will find a way to gradually recover the capital. Last summer, Liverpool only brought in Federico Chiesa but we sold 3 or 4 players, which means a big profit. So if you look at the problem more in many aspects, you will certainly see that we have spent a lot but also recovered a lot" - Arne Slot shared.
Since the beginning of the summer transfer window, Liverpool have signed 7 players, including 3 goalkeepers: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman and Armincsi Pecs. All three goalkeepers are reserve players for Alisson Becker.
Liverpool have never earned as much money as they have now in a transfer window (currently earning around £129 million). In the past, only in the summer of 2018 did Liverpool earn more. That year, The Kop sold Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona and earned 142 million pounds.
According to Arne Slot, buying more or less in each transfer window is not simply about how much money the team has. It is also closely related to personnel issues to operate the first team. If Liverpool are lacking in any position in terms of expertise, Slot will immediately add them. If everything is going well, he will save money for other transfer seasons when personnel are needed for an emergency.
In addition to adding personnel to keep up with other strong teams, Liverpool also need to rebuild the squad after a successful era with Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool are currently young enough with Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz and could be Alexander Isak. With all these stars, Arne Slot can be confident to conquer the Champions League next season and maintain the Premier League throne.
Most of the squad is still the same. We have Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike but the other seven are signings from last season. Of course, the coaching staff will have to adjust a little to suit the quality but we have not changed too much. Previously, during our time working at Feyenoord, we sold 14 players at one time and had to bring in many new players.
This summer, Liverpool brought in a few very talented players but the core of the team remains the same. These players also have to improve one more step because Liverpool's opponents are not left united" - Arne Slot shared.
