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Premier League champions Liverpool will look very different this season after a busy transfer window
Liverpools summer spending has approached £300m after the big-name arrivals of Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez; Arne Slot looks primed to shift his tactics to accommodate the new signings,
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“In the end, it was a matter of nuances,” Wirtz’s father and co-agent Hans-Joachim told Spiegel. “The decision ultimately had to do with the different sporting situations and Florian’s role. And financially, there weren’t any major differences between the two clubs anyway.”
In stark contrast to recent transfer windows, the Reds have massively flexed their muscles in the marketplace this summer, bringing in Giorgi Mamardashvili (deal done in 2024), Jeremie Frimpong, Armin Pecsi, Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez for a combined outlay exceeding £170m.
After a long transfer fiasco, German sensation Florian Wirtz decided to move to Liverpool for a British record transfer fee of £116 m ($156m). Apart from Liverpool, Bayern Munich were also interested in Wirtz, but ultimately, he chose to move to the Premier League.
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Rio Ngumoha and Federico Chiesa were also on target as Liverpool eased to a 5-0 friendly win over Stoke City at the AXA Training Centre on Sunday