A year after quietly replacing Jurgen Klopp, Arne Slot begins his second season at Liverpool as a Premier League champion – and under far greater scrutiny. The Dutchman, who led the Reds to the title with a 10-point margin, now commands a squad transformed by a summer outlay that could exceed £300m.
Idman.biz, citing BBC, reports that headline signing Florian Wirtz joined from Bayer Leverkusen for £116m, alongside full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong (£70m combined) and striker Hugo Ekitike in a deal worth up to £70m. Liverpool also brought in 18-year-old centre-back Giovanni Leoni (£26m) and are pursuing Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi (£35m) and Newcastle’s £150m-rated Alexander Isak.
While last summer’s expectations were modest, Slot now faces demands for another league title and a deep Champions League run. The triumph is tempered by tragedy, following Diogo Jota’s death in a car crash and injuries at the title parade, but on the pitch, pressure to deliver has never been higher.
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