“They haven’t got the money to compete” - Gary Neville says Liverpool’s owners have been caught out in the transfer market
Manchester United icon Gary Neville has sent a warning to Liverpool's hierarchy over their transfer business recently.
Neville believes Liverpool's reluctance to break the bank in the transfer market will eventually catch up to them and causes issues for the club. The Englishman said on The Overlap (as quoted by talkSPORT):
He added:
The Reds have signed Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai this summer, paying a sum of £95 million for the two midfielders. However, the Merseyside outfit have seen a disproportionate amount of departures.
Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabinho, Arthur Melo, and James Milner have left Anfield this summer.
Meanwhile, their Premier League rivals are spending big in the transfer market. Chelsea spent in excess of £600 million during the 2022/23 campaign, signing the likes of Enzo Fernande and Mykhailo Mudryk, while Arsenal have spent more than £200 million this summer.
Neville claims that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will not be able to compete at the highest level without the necessary spending allowance in the transfer market.
The Englishman, while admitting the German boss has done an impressive job at Anfield, insists that the board needs to financially back their manager.
He said:
The former Manchester United defender added:
Klopp has had an exceptional career at Anfield, winning multiple trophies with the Reds. The German boss ended Liverpool's 30-year wait for a Premier League title after a dominant 2019/20 campaign that saw them lift the trophy.
Klopp has also won the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the FA Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and the Carabao Cup as Liverpool boss.
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