If last season Liverpool had left rivals in the Premier League, there was a good reason to believe that they were doing the same thing in the transfer market. One thing for sure: The Reds did not oversleep on victory.
Although Trent Alexander-Arnold's joining Real Madrid was a “secret” everyone knows, coach Arne Slot and Sports Director Richard Hughes acted very quickly, not only to find the replacement of the right-back position but also upgrade many other positions in the squad.
The duo goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili (£ 29 million) and Armin Pesci (£ 1.5 million) strengthened the defense, and helped CaoMhin Kelleher were allowed to move to Brentford for a fee of up to £ 18 million.
Right -back Jeremie Frimpong (£ 29.5 million) will compete with Conor Bradley for the position that Alexander -Arnold left, and Milos Kerkez – has completed the transfer from Bournemouth worth £ 40 million – will increase the depth for the left corridor.
However, the most precious jade in Liverpool's summer transfer is now the outstanding young talent Florian Wirtz, who can cause Liverpool to spend up to £ 116 million (including surcharges) – a transfer record in the UK.
But things have not stopped there. Liverpool will continue to swing on the transfer market, but the upcoming developments at Anfield in the afternoon of buying players seem to depend on selling people.
In addition to Kelleher and Alexander-Arnold (who helped Real Madrid pay £ 8.5 million to break the contract before the deadline), Liverpool will also earn an additional £ 3 million from the semi-NAT Phillips for West Brom, and up to £ 35 million once Jarell Quanusah completes the transfer in the opposite direction with Frimpong and Wirtz, joining Leverkusen.
These departures will make Slot coach only 3 experienced central defenders: Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez. Although it is possible to drag Ryan Gravenberch or Wataru Endo to play the center -back when needed, many sources say Liverpool will now prioritize recruiting a young center -back, in which Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace (about to turn 25 years old) is the name that is interested.
The British player will soon enter the final year with Palace, and with not signing a new contract, he can be sold at an affordable price in the summer of 2025. However, Liverpool is ready to be patient in this deal. The current focus is to determine the future of the players who are in the squad, those who are not sure to continue long -term attachment.
Andy Robertson, a legend at Anfield, will face the fierce competition from Kerkez for the left -back position, and is now interested by Atletico. Harvey Elliott, though very longing for the previous season, did not have many opportunities to play, now even more threatened by the appearance of Wirtz.
Two other young talents, Ben Doak and Tyler Morton, who have less opportunities to play than Elliott, are likely to leave to seek development opportunities. The same thing can happen to Darwin Nunez and Federico Chiesa, two names are being monitored by both Atletico and Napoli.
Thus, after earning £ 65 million from the semi-Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips and Quansah deals, many other farewells will be the factor to activate the next shopping wave of Fenway Sports Group (FSG). Liverpool's owners are committed to spending more than £ 200 million to bring in Wirtz, Kerkez, Frimpong, Mamardashvili and Pesci.
But that was not really surprising, especially when President Tom Werner once declared right after Liverpool won the Premier League championship last month: “We will continue. The victory is never old. We owe fans a team that is stronger than the last season.
And in addition to a center -back, there are many signs that Slot coach also wants to recruit a new central striker, with Alexander Isak (Newcastle) as a dream name. However, as the Wirtz deal has proved, the players in the higher level are always very high prices, so Liverpool needs to continue selling people as well as increasing the budget before they can bring in some true number 9.
