Altogether, if the estimates hold true, Liverpool could generate over £200 million in player sales. That figure would go a long way in offsetting the club’s investment in new faces like Ekitike, Wirtz and Mamardashvili. It also underlines the strategic shift under Hughes, an approach not just about spending, but about sustaining.

Luis Diaz is set to join Bayern Munich to become the next senior player to depart the Liverpool squad this summer, but the Reds are likely to sell more before the deadline

Liverpool have spent £260m already this summer but there are no plans to stop there. Having added Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giorgi Mamardashvili, the Reds are