Last summer, Liverpool spent around £446 million on player purchases. With six Premier League games left in the season, the Reds could still miss out on a Champions League ticket for the coming season, while Wednesday’s loss to PSG sent the club out of the Champions League after the quarter-finals. In addition to losing advancement to the semi-finals, Hugo Ekitike had to be carried off the pitch after half an hour played, with what L’Equipe claims is a torn Achilles tendon. This is the entrance to the summer transfer window, a window Slot describes as very challenging.
“We’re losing Mo (Salah) and Andy Robertson on free transfers, just like we lost Trent Alexander-Arnold for free, and the club’s model means we usually have to sell to be able to buy,” Slot told Amazon Prime Video.
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We have to sell in order to buy.
“It’s a big challenge. It was already last season, and it will be again this summer, but the club has also shown many times that the model works and that we can succeed, says the Dutchman.
According to L’Equipe , Ekitike could be kept out for up to nine months, Liverpool definitely have a challenging transfer market ahead of them. We smell a number of player sales, the question is who is leaving.
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