The farewell of coach Jurgen Klopp marks the end of an era at Liverpool. "I'm out of energy. This team has great potential and is of good age. It's not the job I want to do, but I'm 100% sure it's the right thing to do," said the German.
Klopp helped the "Red Brigade" win the Premier League after 30 years of waiting and once won the Champions League. In addition, there are other titles that Klopp left for Anfield such as the English Super Cup, European Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup...
Under Klopp's leadership, Liverpool has truly become a force in England and Europe. During the reign of the German "captain", The Kop spent a total of 934 million Euros on transfers, including major signings such as Darwin Nunez, Van Dijk, Szoboszlai, Alisson, Luis Diaz, Fabinho... During the same period, only 8 other teams in Europe spent more money than Klopp's army.
In contrast to Klopp, Liverpool's new manager Arne Slot is quite quiet in the transfer window. Up to now, the "Red Brigade" has not brought any new players in the 2024 summer market. Instead, Slot will see Joel Matip, Adrian San Miguel and Thiago Alcantara leave Anfield.
Billy Hogan, Liverpool's CEO, admitted: "We are going through a process of resetting up the Klopp era. The priority will be to have the best version of the new recruits from last season (Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch) and promising young stars (Quansah, Jones, Elliott, Bradley)".
However, despite that, the Dutch strategist still did not show any signs of being shy. "I'm very happy, we have a very good squad, but I think it would be surprising to everyone if we didn't sign anyone. We are waiting for the players to return after the break and sign suitable players" - Slot said.
The Kop's main goal is to consolidate 3 positions, including a central defender, a defensive midfielder and a winger. However, this is not an easy task for the Anfield team.
"Sports director Richard Hughes and I are trying to improve the team, but that is not easy because the standards are very high. We have very good players" - former coach Feyenoord admitted.
However, Slot and Liverpool have had a very positive pre-season. They won 3 consecutive victories, against Real Betis, Arsenal and Manchester United respectively.
Of course, Liverpool could face serious problems in the coming time. Three of their key players are out of contract in 2025, including Mohamed Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold.
"My only concern is the complete commitment of the players this season," Richard Hughes added.
It feels like, instead of buying new players, Liverpool's immediate goal is to help Slot adapt as quickly as possible and take advantage of the platform left by Klopp.
