Liverpool have been incredibly efficient in the transfer market compared to Manchester City and Manchester United since Jurgen Klopp took over.
On Friday, Klopp announced he was set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, admitting that he was running out of energy.
Since taking the job at Anfield Klopp has won every trophy available to him other than the Europa League. The German led the Reds to a Champions League triumph in the 2018/19 season, while a year later won them their first Premier League title in 30 years.
The Reds’ success under Klopp was achieved with an overall net spend of £254million, according to the Mail Online.
Klopp has been backed with a series of major signings during his time in charge, including a club record £85million for Darwin Nunez and the £60million summer arrival of Dominik Szoboszlai.
Klopp also spent £75million and £66million respectively for Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker respectively, both of whom transformed the Reds into a title-challenging outfit.
While Klopp has spent £807million on players during his time in charge, they have recouped significant funds via player sales, particularly the £140million departure of Philippe Coutinho.
Klopp’s overall net spend has been dwarfed by Liverpool’s rivals, with Manchester City having a net spend of £692.3million between 2015 to 2024.
Tottenham are the only other member of the Big Six to have spent less than a billion on transfer fees during Klopp’s reign, though they still surpass Liverpool’s net spend.
Spurs have a net spend totalling £484million, but have famously failed to win a trophy in that time.
A Manchester United target is among the favourites to replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager.
Last week, the world of football was shaken to its core after it was confirmed that Klopp will leave his role as Liverpool manager at the end of the current campaign.
In an emotional video posted on the club’s social media platforms, the German said he was ‘running out of energy’ and ‘cannot do the job again and again and again’.
Since the news broke, former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso became the bookies’ favourite to take over due to his impressive work at German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Aside from Alonso, the likes of Roberto De Zerbi, Julian Nagelsmann, Ange Postecoglou and Ruben Amorim have also been linked with the Anfield job.
Sporting Lisbon boss Amorim was once linked with the United job when the pressure mounted on Erik ten Hag.
According to Sky Bet, the favourites to be the next permanent Liverpool manager are(Odds were correct at the time of writing):
