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Spend money like flowing water, Liverpool has signed more than 200 million euros. Who can stop the Reds from defending the title in the new season?

8:09am, 27 June 2025Football

Liverpool Club issued an official announcement stating that it has signed 22-year-old German midfielder Wilz from Leverkusen Club. The two sides will sign until 2030. It is reported that the transfer fee may reach 150 million euros. Wiltz is also the third player Liverpool signed in the summer window. They had previously signed right-back Flynnon from Leverkusen for 40 million euros, and they have also confirmed to sign Hungarian left-back Kelkez from Bournemouth for 40 million pounds, waiting for official announcement. As the Premier League champion last season, Liverpool spent money like water in the summer window, and its investment in recruitment has exceeded 200 million euros. What's terrible is that this is not over yet. It is reported that Liverpool will also introduce a central defender and a forward. Which team in the Premier League can prevent the Reds from defending the title in the new season?

Slott replaced Klopp last season and became the new Liverpool coach. His best coaching resume was to lead Feyenoord to win the Eredivisie championship, and his coaching experience was limited to the Netherlands. His arrival was seen as an adventure of Fenway Group, and few people believe that he could play the team left by Klopp. Moreover, Liverpool did not have any decent signings in the summer of 2024. Goalkeeper Mamaldashvili, signed by 30 million euros, was renewed to Valencia, and forward Chiesa Jr., signed by 12 million euros, has been recovering almost all season.

It was in this case that Slott led Liverpool to win the Premier League championship early with an absolute advantage and won the first place in the league stage in the UEFA Champions League, but was eliminated by later champion Paris Saint-Germain in the penalty shootout in the Champions League quarter-finals. In his first season in coaching Liverpool, Slot's achievements were enough to leave a strong mark in Liverpool's history with almost no signings. His second season is even more worthy of fans' expectations! After the arrival of June, Manchester City and Chelsea were still participating in the Club World Cup in the United States, but Liverpool has already made heavy moves in the transfer market and signed three new players in succession. The first is Leverkusen's Dutch right-back Flynn Ponte. The 24-year-old Flynn Ponte made 190 appearances at Leverkusen and has contributed 30 goals and 44 assists. His goal efficiency is even greater than that of Arnold. Although Flynn Ponte is worth 50 million euros, due to the termination fee clause in the contract, Liverpool only spent 40 million euros to sign him. Flynn Poon's arrival almost perfectly fills the vacancy left by Arnold after leaving the team, and Liverpool's strength at the right-back position was almost consistent with last season.

The second place is Werz, a German genius who has attracted the hearts of the European giants, finally chose to join Liverpool in the competition between Bayern, Real Madrid and Manchester City. It is really a bit surprising. There are two versions of Wirz's transfer fee, one is 150 million euros reported by Romano, and the other is 125 million euros confirmed by German transfer. No matter which version is, it is enough to make Wirz surpass Enzo Fernandez's 121 million euros, becoming the player with the highest transfer fee in Premier League history. The arrival of Wierz can enable Liverpool to line up the midfield trio of Wierz (worth 140 million euros), McAllister (worth 100 million euros) and Sobosloy (worth 80 million euros), with a total value of 320 million euros, which is enough to become the most luxurious and attacking midfielder in the Premier League and even Europe. On the bench, Liverpool also has players such as Heraffenberg, Curtis Jones and Elliot who are enough to play the main players in other Premier League teams. After

Wilz, the one who will join Liverpool is Bournemouth's Hungarian left-back Kelkez. Bournemouth finished 9th in the Premier League last season and was one of the best teams in the Premier League to defend. The performance of three new stars, Heisen, Zabarney and Kylekez, is crucial. Now, Heisen has joined Real Madrid for 62.5 million euros, Zabarney is likely to transfer to Paris Saint-Germain for 60 million euros, and Kelkez is about to join Liverpool for 40 million pounds. The two clubs have reached an agreement on the transfer fee. As long as Kelkez passes the physical examination, he will become a Reds player. 21-year-old Kelkez made 41 appearances for Bournemouth last season, contributing 2 goals and 5 assists. She is currently worth 45 million euros. If Robertson leaves the team to join Atletico Madrid, Kelkez will become Liverpool's main left-back in the new season.

Another player who is about to join Liverpool is 24-year-old Georgian goalkeeper Mamaldashvili. In fact, he signed with Liverpool last summer, but he stayed in Valencia for another season and will return on July 1, 2025. Currently, Liverpool's main goalkeeper is 32-year-old Alisson. His performance in last season is still stable and outstanding. If Alisson stays in the team, then Mamaldashvili will become his substitute or be loaned by Liverpool; if Alisson leaves the team, then the Georgians will guard the goal for the Reds in the new season. In either case, the goalkeeper position will not worry Liverpool fans. In terms of the central defender position, Liverpool's main combination last season was Van Dijk and Connate, but the Dutch central defender is 33 years old. Although he has renewed his contract with the team until June 2027, Liverpool is still preparing for the future and wants to introduce another central defender in the summer window. The closest candidate is Crystal Palace's 24-year-old England international centre-back Guy, who is worth 45 million euros and his contract will expire in June 2026. In addition, Liverpool's substitute centre-back Quaanza is likely to transfer to Leverkusen for around 35 million euros last season, and the two clubs have established a good relationship due to the transfer deal between Flynnpon and Werz. The

forward line is Liverpool's strongest link in the Premier League, but they still hope to continue to strengthen this position in the summer window. Currently, Liverpool's six strikers are among the top, Salah has renewed his contract with the team until June 2027. Garkepo and Jota's status are relatively stable. If there is no very exciting offer, Liverpool will not let people go easily. Among the other three strikers, Barcelona is interested in Luis Dias, but I am afraid that they can't afford the transfer fee. Nunes has been very close to Naples recently, and Chiesa Jr. may also return to Serie A. The forwards currently associated with Liverpool include Isak, Osmeen and Seschko. Slott's purpose of strengthening the team's center position is very obvious.

Wilz has 125 million euros, Flynnon has 40 million euros, and Kelkez has 46.7 million euros. Liverpool's investment in the summer window has reached 210 million euros. If Liverpool continues to sign in the central defender and forward position, the total investment in transfer fees in the summer window is likely to reach an astonishing 300 million euros! Even if Liverpool sells Quaanza, Robertson and other players on the midfield and forward line, the total amount may be around 100 million euros, which also means that Liverpool's net investment in the summer window will exceed 200 million euros!

does not consider those possible transfers in the future, only those that have been completed or are very close to completion. Liverpool's main lineup in the new season may be goalkeeper Alisson, left-back Kyle Kez, right-back Flynnpon, center-back Van Dijk and Connate, midfielders Wilz, McAllister and Sobosloy, forwards Salah, Garkepo and Louis Diaz. This lineup is almost close to perfection except for the center position, and Liverpool is already considering strengthening this position. Once Liverpool can be strengthened at the center position, it is hard to imagine which team will stop the Reds from defending their Premier League title next season. Is it Manchester City in rebuilding, or Arsenal, who is always short of breath, or Chelsea who is gradually mature? What do you think?

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