Arne Slot pushed back on criticism of Liverpool\u2019s summer spending by placing a concrete value on one of their midfielders. He said Dominik Szoboszlai would be worth \u00a3100 million if sold tomorrow, and used that figure to underline his wider point about market levels.<\/p>\n
Slot framed his comments as a reaction to pundits he believes are selective in their attention to transfer activity and club spending. He argued that much of the conversation ignores the money Liverpool generated from departures. The club, he noted, recouped up to \u00a3226 million by selling players such as Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez, Luis D\u00edaz and Caoimh\u00edn Kelleher, while he also referred to a rounded total figure of sales.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s so much focus on our new signings and especially pundits who favour, not us, but some other clubs in the country that cannot stop talking about \u00a3450 million,\u201d Slot told reporters. \u201cI repeat \u00a3450 million, \u00a3450 million but always forget the \u00a3300 million that we’ve sold.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese players we\u2019ve brought in are a lot of money but are playing now with players worth the same amount of money. If we want to strengthen the squad we have to spend that money. If we were to sell Dominik Szoboszlai tomorrow he\u2019d be worth \u00a3100 million as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slot also pointed to the wider market context, saying additions such as Wirtz and Isak are joining squads that already include players with comparable valuations, so any attempt to upgrade demands significant investment.<\/p>\n
The manager referenced the club\u2019s financial position, saying Liverpool were never believed to be close to encountering PSR problems. He listed contributing factors: boosted commercial revenue, Premier League prize money and the fact the club spent little on new players the previous summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it is only a compliment that people tell everyone we have spent so much because that tells you the players we brought in are seen as very good players,\u201d Slot continued. The remarks underline Slot\u2019s view that headline figures for spending should be read alongside sales and overall squad value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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