Jurgen Klopp revealed £177m plan for summer transfer window

Liverpool transfer plans went perfectly this summer, with Jurgen Klopp having mapped out a £177 million spending spree before the final in Kiev, it has been claimed.

Anfield acted swiftly and decisively during the whole year: a deal for Naby Keita had been in place for several months, but Brazil international Fabinho was brought in a surprise move which left rivals trailing in the Reds’ wake.

Jurgen Klopp also snapped up Xherdan Shaqiri and made Alisson the world’s most expensive goalkeeper, before Chelsea’s signing of Kepa Arrizabalaga.

All of that was pieced together before suffering a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in May, with German manager telling reporters: “The Champions League final had absolutely nothing to do with our transfer business.”

“Everything was already fixed and clear what we wanted. All decisions were made to that point already. I think our areas were obvious. If Alisson was not on the market, we don’t move for a goalkeeper. He was on the market so we went for it.”

“That we wanted to have more options offensively – that was clear long before the final. I think Shaqiri is a fantastic example of how you can do it.”


“As for Fabinho, we knew a bit longer that Emre [Can] would not extend his contract so Fabinho was clear as a target, but not clear that we would get him.”