Liverpool Smash All-Time Spending Record in Blockbuster Transfer Deal
Despite the summer transfer window being active for under a month, Liverpool has already guaranteed this will mark their largest financial commitment during any single transfer period in the club's history.
"Massive" was the term Virgil van Dijk consistently employed when forecasting the forthcoming changes. His prediction proved accurate.
The official announcement of Milos Kerkez's £40 million ($54.4 million) signing on Thursday pushed Liverpool's summer expenditure beyond £180 million ($243 million), breaking their previous record established in 2018 when Jürgen Klopp supervised the acquisitions of Alisson, Naby Keïta and Fabinho for approximately £156 million ($210 million).
Florian Wirtz's British transfer record accounts for over half of Liverpool's current spending, while Jeremie Frimpong's acquisition also came at a significant cost of approximately £29.5 million ($40 million).
Liverpool's Biggest Transfer Spend
Season | Notable Arrivals | Total Spend |
|---|---|---|
2025–26 | Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong | £183 million ($246 million) |
2018–19 | Alisson, Naby Keïta, Fabinho | £156 million ($210 million) |
2017–18 | Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah | £149 million ($201 million) |
2023–24 | Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch | £147 million ($199 million) |
2014–15 | Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren, Lazar Markovic | £130 million ($175 million) |
2022–23 | Darwin Núñez, Cody Gakpo | £125 million ($168 million) |
2015–16 | Christian Benteke, Roberto Firmino | £108 million ($146 million) |
Data via Transfermarkt. Correct as of June 26, 2025.
Liverpool dominated the previous Premier League campaign and have evidently taken note of the cautionary tales from former champions who failed to reinforce their squads. Just recently, Manchester City suffered consequences for their transfer market inactivity following their historic four consecutive title victories.
The Reds have previously experienced the pitfalls of overconfidence. After Liverpool's 2020 Premier League triumph, Klopp's team invested only £73 million ($98 million) that summer on Diogo Jota, Thiago Alcántara and Kostas Tsimikas. Only the injury-plagued Thiago featured in more than 12 league matches as Liverpool dropped to third position.
After securing costly contract extensions for Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, Arne Slot initially minimized expectations for significant new signings at the beginning of the transfer period. "We are very satisfied with our current squad," the Dutch manager stated. "I'm uncertain if there will be many additions."
Nevertheless, Slot provided some hope: "This club has consistently demonstrated that when opportunities arise to improve, we act accordingly." This summer, Liverpool has enhanced their squad more extensively than ever before. With two months remaining in the transfer window, further activity remains possible.