Liverpool could soon see their transfer income for 2022 move past a reported £50m. This comes after sewing up a sale on Wednesday.
Liverpool officially sold Sadio Mané on Wednesday. It’s a tough one to take as the Reds let go of one of their greatest ever forwards and a vital player in the Jurgen Klopp era.
But they pretty much had to sell. Mané wanted to leave and as he entered the final year of his contract, Liverpool felt they should cash-in. So what did they get exactly?
Per the Athletic, Liverpool get a guaranteed £27.5m from Bayern Munich. There’s potentially another £7.5m in add-ons but they’ll have to wait and see on those.
It certainly feels like a very low sum for a 30-year-old Mané. He’s been sensational in 2022, after all, and that’s really not that much in the grand scheme of things.
Still, Liverpool get a big chunk of cash to pay some of the Darwin Nunez fee immediately. And if reports are accurate, there’s more to come.
Liverpool hope to make £50m in transfer income for 2022
Liverpool also agreed a fee with AS Monaco this week for Takumi Minamino. That could be £15.5m with add-ons but the guaranteed amount is around £13m, per Sky Sports. That could be £40m guaranteed between that and Mané, then.
But wait, there’s more! The Daily Mail claims that Fulham have bid £10m for Neco Williams. With that, Liverpool could move beyond £50m in transfer income, even before add-ons trigger.
On top of that, there are some sell-on clauses that could bring in a few million, too. It’s all getting fairly close to the £64m Liverpool paid for Nunez before add-ons (BBC).
There could be more sales, too, as the squad does have a few players in it with questionable futures. We also wonder if Liverpool may hold out for more over Williams – the asking price is apparently £15m.
But all in all, Liverpool should make some decent money this summer and largely cover their initial outlay. You can only call that good business.
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