Pep Lijnders had no doubts over Liverpool transfer plan after FSG guarantee
Pep Lijnders has credited Fenway Sports Group for a summer transfer window that has helped Liverpool launch a renewed push for major honours this season.
And Jurgen Klopp's assistant said it was not a surprise that FSG sanctioned their level of pre-season investment, despite not having the bounty that has been afforded to them in recent years through Champions League qualification.
The Reds added four new midfielders to their ranks in the summer months as Alexis Mac Allister's June arrival was followed by Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and finally Ryan Gravenberch, with the club spending around £150m on the quartet of signings.
Liverpool recouped around a third of that by offloading Jordan Henderson and Fabinho but it was the departures of out-of-contract stars like James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita that freed up significant funds on the wage bill, according to Lijnders.
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And while FSG have rarely been among the biggest-spending owners across the Premier League in recent years, the Dutchman saluted the Americans' willingness to support Klopp and his staff with a rebuild that now sees them heading into Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final with Fulham as Premier League leaders with a place in the last-16 of the Europa League and a fourth-round FA Cup tie with either Norwich or Bristol Rovers also to come.
“Was their summer spending a surprise? No because we knew we could invest and knew in the summer we would invest," Lijnders said. "Cody Gakpo was a summer signing that we brought forward to January. We could do that early and it was
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