Arne Slot's first season as Liverpool head coach saw the team virtually unchallenged from Christmas onwards, sealing the title with four matches left and finishing 10 points clear. The club responded with the biggest summer spending spree in recent European football history, investing 415m on multiple high-profile recruits. Major incoming deals included Florian Wirtz (initial 100m, rising to 116m), Alexander Isak (125m, potentially 130m), Hugo Ekitike (69m), Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez (combined 70m), and Giovanni Leoni (26m plus add-ons). A proposed Marc Guehi move collapsed as Palace could not find a replacement. Liverpool began the new season with maximum points from three games.
Liverpool were heavy favourites to retain the Premier League crown this season from the moment they won their 20th title at a stroll in the spring. Arne Slot's first season as head coach proceeded with Liverpool virtually unchallenged from Christmas onwards, sealing the formalities with four matches left and ending 10 points clear. Liverpool's reaction to that was to embark on the biggest summer spending spree in European football history - 415m spent on recruiting a stellar collection of talent.
As the window closed on Monday, Liverpool had broken the previous British transfer record - potentially twice. They signed Germany international Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial 100m, rising to a possible 116m. Then they blew that out of the water when ending the summer's biggest transfer soap opera by landing Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak for 125m, which the Magpies say could jump to 130m with add-ons.
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