Arne Slot moved to temper the criticism aimed at Liverpool\u2019s record summer outlay by asking observers to take a broader view. The club, described in the interview as the reigning Premier League champions, spent more than any side in one window as it sought to establish itself in Europe. That investment has not produced the expected momentum and Liverpool now find themselves fighting to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n
Critics have labelled the spending a waste, but Slot insisted the full picture must include the sales that offset the purchases. He underlined that the headline gross total did not tell the whole story, pointing to significant departures from the squad.<\/p>\n
Liverpool offloaded Luis D\u00edaz, Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez, Jarell Quansah, Ben Gannon-Doak, Caoimh\u00edn Kelleher, Tyler Morton and Nat Phillips for significant sums, with a further \u00a310 million added from the premature departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have tried 450 times to say we also sold \u00a3300 million, that never comes across and people never talk about it,\u201d Slot stressed. \u201cIn general I only ever see, \u2018\u00a3450 million spent, 450, 450, 450.\u2019 And no one looks at the circumstances, which are that the 450 is very well spent \u2026 very, very, very well spent. One more time: very well spent.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are great football players which will be a big, big, big success for this club. Some already now and some in the future. The reality of this season is we sold for \u00a3300 million, some starters like Trent sold for only \u00a310 million.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slot also urged patience with new signings who have struggled to find rhythm in their debut campaigns. \u201cAlex [Isak] has not been the Alex of Newcastle, maybe 20 minutes at Tottenham,\u201d Slot claimed. \u201cI don\u2019t criticize him because we signed him for six years, not six months.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiorgi [Mamardashvili], we needed him because Caoimh [Kelleher] left but we hardly played with two goalkeepers! Jeremie [Frimpong] has been injured, Giovanni [Leoni] out for the season. ]\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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