Liverpool can’t even spend what they earn this summer because of the strength of their squad.
We’re blessed with tremendous strength in depth and loan players who have done well, increased their value and will come back to the Reds ready to be moved on.
Harry Wilson alone is worth £30 million, Marko Grujic is on borrowed time on Merseyside and could fetch £20 million after two seasons in the Bundesliga, Loris Karius will join Besiktas for £7.25 million if certain criteria are met, Ovie Ejaria and Sheyi Ojo have no future with Liverpool and would fetch fees in the millions.
That’s almost £60 million sitting out on loans and we haven’t even mentioned Xherdan Shaqiri.
But Liverpool can’t even spend it, they couldn’t if they wanted to. Over the last few windows, there have been marquee signings brought in to improve a key area of the pitch. Fabinho, Alisson and Virgil van Dijk have all worked wonders. But where does Jurgen Klopp turn next?
Not in central midfield, we’re too stacked. Not up front – no big name wants to come and play second fiddle to our established forward line. Not at full-back, for the same problem.
You see, we’ve got all this money and nobody to spend it on. We’re like a shipwreck survivor dying of thirst in the ocean. Well, maybe that’s a little dramatic but you get my point.
Michael Edwards is going to have to bank it, along with the wage savings from Adam Lallana and Nathaniel Clyne leaving on a free, and put it towards something bigger and better in the future.
Next season could be the year we see one or two more Academy graduates make the first team. If Shaqiri leaves, Curtis Jones will act as cover in forward areas with Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino.
Neco Williams could be Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s back-up, Yasser Larouci or Adam Lewis could do the same for Andrew Robertson. We’ve got all that money coming in, but nowhere to spend it and that shows the rude health of Liverpool.