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Last season Liverpool won the Premier League for the first time in their history, ending 30 years of pain for their fans.
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However, the Covid-19 pandemic has seriously affected their ability to reinforce the team, while they have had to see some of their rivals make big waves in the market.
But this is a team that won the league by 18 points, so maybe it will be difficult to improve. This is how things are just days before the start of the new season.
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- Kostas Tsimikas (Olympiacos, undisclosed)
It was pretty clear up front that Liverpool wanted some depth behind Andy Robertson, but a move for Norwich City’s Jamal Lewis was ruled out. Greek international Tsimikas provided the necessary depth at a much more affordable price.
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- Adam Lallana (Brighton, free)
- Daniel Atherton (Released)
- Pedro Chirivella (Nantes, free)
- Nathaniel Clyne (Released)
- Shamal George (Released)
- Jack Walls (Released)
- Dejan Lovren (FC Zenit, undisclosed) – details
- Morgan Boyes (Fleetwood, loan)
- Kai McKenzie-Lyle (Cambridge, free)
There has been nothing too surprising in terms of departures as Liverpool look to cut the salary bill and streamline the squad.
Possible additional moves
The big thing Liverpool fans are expecting is the possible arrival of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich. This was reported to be a foregone conclusion, but the Spain international is still in Germany.
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To complicate matters, there are now reports that Manchester United of all clubs are starting to get involved.
One possible way Thiago will reach Merseyside is if Georginio Wijnaldum leaves. The Dutchman has been linked to a reduced-price transfer to Barcelona and his contract expires next summer. That could free up the funds needed to seal the deal with Thiago.
Other than that, it is notable that Loris Karius and Harry Wilson are still in the club. Liverpool has told Karius that it is not necessary, while they have told teams interested in Wilson that they will only hear permanent offers.
Any other changes?
Off the pitch, the club’s now-infamous throw-in coach Thomas Gronnemark has seen his contract extended for the 2020-21 season.
Coach Thomas Gronnemark speaks to Liverpool players during a training session at Melwood Training Ground on October 15, 2019 in Liverpool, England.
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In it, with so little income, you can look forward to many more appearances from the club’s crop of promising youngsters.
Rhian Brewster, Curtis Jones, Ki-Jana Hoever, Harvey Elliott and Neco Williams are poised for more prominent roles in the first team this season.
Predictions
It’s easy to beat Liverpool given their inactivity and obviously their Community Shield loss to Arsenal raised some eyebrows, but there is another factor at play here.
Only once in the last decade has a team defended the Premier League, a testament to the difficulty of the competition. That team was Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. However, they also squandered £ 60 million on Riyad Mahrez in the middle summer, even if that represented a relatively quiet window by their standards. Even with the addition of Mahrez, they only outscored Klopp’s team by one point.
This summer City, United and Chelsea have all come through with the intention of closing the gap, and they haven’t finished either. The last pair might be too far away to close that gap in just one summer, but the City poses a real threat, particularly if they bring in Kalidou Koulibaly.
But Liverpool are champions until told otherwise and there weren’t many teams that could find an answer last year. Imagine what could happen if Roberto Firmino or one of the midfielders steps forward and contributes even more to the goal column.
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