Liverpool awaiting more of Europe’s top talent to become available as summer spending spree set to continue

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Liverpool’s approach to the summer transfer window has been ambitious but calculated. Under new head coach Arne Slot, the club has already spent over £305million, yet still appears open to further reinforcements — notably being linked with a British-record move for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. Should any more of Europe’s top talent become available, Liverpool are ready. As Slot says, it’s not about spending wildly, but spending well and retaining their Premier League crown.

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00:00Liverpool's approach to the summer transfer window has been ambitious but calculated.

00:07Under new head coach Arnie Slott, the club has already spent over £305 million,

00:12yet still appears to be open to further reinforcements,

00:15notably linked with a British record move for Newcastle striker Alexander Izak.

00:22Izak's decision to skip Newcastle's pre-season tour of South Korea has intensified speculation.

00:29Liverpool's interest in the Swedish international has been long-standing

00:32and Slott insists the club may remain opportunistic.

00:38Liverpool have already brought in Florian Vert for a club record,

00:42alongside Bayer Leverkusen team-mate Jeremy Frimpong,

00:46Yugo Eketike, Milos Kerkhez and Giorgio Mamoshwele.

00:50But this spending has been offset by significant outgoings,

00:54including the £65.5 million sale of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich,

00:58a deal that pushed Liverpool's total income from sales under Fenway Sports Group beyond £1 billion.

01:06In total, this summer, sales have regenerated around £130 million,

01:10with Diaz, Trent, Alexander-Arnold, Komin, Kelleher and Gerald Kwanza all departing.

01:15Since Richard Hughes became sports director last summer,

01:18Liverpool have spent approximately £305 million and recouped just over £190.

01:24This mirrors the club's long-standing model, invest smartly, sell astutely and maintain financial stability.

01:33Diaz's original signing was a hijack of Tottenham's move in 2022, capitalising on Porto's financial need.

01:40That shrewdness continues now, giving Liverpool's flexibility to target elite players while remaining within budget.

01:46Pertz has already made an impact on the pitch, scoring his first goal for the club in Japan.

01:52But perhaps the biggest revelation of the tour has been 16-year-old Riel Naguma,

01:57who impressed against both AC Milan and Yokohama F.

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