PL Club four places below Liverpool has reportedly doubled Reds’ transfer spend

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The transfer spend at Liverpool looks awful when compared to their rivals. It perfectly explains their current situation.

Sky Sports put out a report on various data around Liverpool this week. The Reds are an interesting club to discuss, after all, having gone from almost winning everything last season to struggling for any consistency this time around.

But amongst all the data, that includes defensive, offensive and individual records, one statistic stands out. That’s how Liverpool have spent the 5th most in the Premier League since Jurgen Klopp took over.

More than that, Chelsea – a club currently four places beneath Liverpool in the Premier League – have spent around double. Sky claim the Reds’ spending is at roughly £717m in that time.

Liverpool transfer spend compared to rivals

So Chelsea lead the way, with Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal all having spent more than Liverpool since the summer of 2016. That’s actually quite comical.

After all, only City have come close to the Reds’ level of success in that time. It’s not a case of rich owners leading the way, either, with Arsenal in there.

Now, you can also look at this another way. Spending clearly doesn’t automatically translate to success, given Chelsea’s enormous attempts to buy it over the years.

But it still shows that Liverpool are competing with an arm behind their back here. It also explains the current situation at the club.

Liverpool’s midfield is a troubling area as Thiago is the only senior addition since 2018. The squad is incredibly light there, with all of the spending going on attack and defence. That’s possibly being generous to spending at the back, too, as Ibrahima Konaté is the only major arrival in five years.

It’s no great surprise that there’s trouble in the squad, then. Liverpool have kept the quality in other areas by entirely neglecting one area of the pitch. Now they’re paying the price.

It is very difficult to believe that the money just isn’t there. Perhaps that is the case – we’re not exactly privy to the club’s finances – but being outspent so drastically by Chelsea doesn’t look good.