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title: "Liverpool: Fans react to statistic about net spending under Jurgen Klopp"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-react-to-statistic-about-net-spending-under-jurgen-klopp/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2019-11-22T19:10:23Z"
modified: "2019-11-22T19:10:23Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans react to statistic about net spending under Jurgen Klopp

**Plenty of Liverpool fans have been reacting to a statistic on Twitter which shows the club’s net spending since June 2016.**

According to [@TheKopiteOFF](https://twitter.com/TheKopiteOFF/status/1197537212285538304), the Reds have a net spend of just £68m in that time, an inferior amount to 12 Premier League clubs.

> 💰| Net spend since June 2016.
>
> Man City: £432m\
> Man Utd: £391m\
> Arsenal: £237m\
> Wolves: £208m\
> Everton: £195m\
> Brighton: £189m\
> Villa: £159m\
> West Ham: £136m\
> Bournemouth: £124m\
> Chels: £112m\
> Spurs: £102m\
> Leicester: £93m\
> Liverpool: £68m
>
> Imagine if Klopp had an extra £400m to spend? 😂 [pic.twitter.com/0yGvD8Vzhm](https://t.co/0yGvD8Vzhm)
>
> — The Kopite Podcast (@KopitePodcast) [November 21, 2019](https://x.com/KopitePodcast/status/1197537212285538304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

A table on [Transfer League](https://www.transferleague.co.uk/premier-league-last-five-seasons/transfer-league-tables/premier-league-table-last-five-seasons) has calculated Liverpool’s net spend for the last five seasons at £92.4m, with only five current top flight clubs having a lower amount in that time.

By contrast, Manchester City have a net spend of £505.6m since 2015, with Manchester United the next highest on £378.9m. \[[via Transfer League](https://www.transferleague.co.uk/premier-league-last-five-seasons/transfer-league-tables/premier-league-table-last-five-seasons)\]

Liverpool have recorded a comparatively low net spend figure despite [breaking their transfer record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/transferrekorde/verein/31) to sign Virgil van Dijk for £75m nearly two years ago (as per [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42496637)), as well as spending £66.9m ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/18/liverpool-increase-alisson-offer-and-close-on-world-record-deal)) on Alisson and £52.75m ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11372091/naby-keitas-liverpool-cost-finalised-after-rb-leipzig-finish-sixth)) on Naby Keita in 2018.

In addition to major signings, though, the Reds have also recouped plenty in player sales, most notably the £142m banked for Philippe Coutinho (as per [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42580173)), along with other outward deals such as £20m for Danny Ings ([The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/08/09/danny-ings-completes-20m-southampton-move/)), £19m for Dominic Solanke ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46763610)) and £15m for Jordon Ibe ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36800117)).

With [@TheKopiteOFF](https://twitter.com/TheKopiteOFF/status/1197537212285538304) rhetorically asking what Jurgen Klopp might do with an additional £400m to spend, these Liverpool fans on Twitter feel that the manager wouldn’t do things a whole lot differently, including one respondent who reckons he would [remain loyal to players such as Jordan Henderson](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/leistungsdaten/verein/31):

> He’d still play Henderson 😂😂😂
>
> — Gary LFC (@GaryMcK1980) [November 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/GaryMcK1980/status/1197537412894920704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He wouldn’t spend it ..🤷🏽‍♂️
>
> — Grizz (@GrizzKhan) [November 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/GrizzKhan/status/1197539386218426368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He doesn’t need that extra £400m
>
> — 🌟🌟🌟HK Lim🌟🌟🌟 (@osprey23) [November 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/osprey23/status/1197540871211646976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’ll still have have £400m
>
> — Bobby Bayliss (@baylo1787) [November 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/baylo1787/status/1197609079163801601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> We’d still have our brexit midfield 🤷‍♂️😂
>
> — Mike Newell (@MikeNew1106) [November 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/MikeNew1106/status/1197612071166382080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’d still have a net spend of 68m
>
> — Easter’s grinch (@JoshuaRJoseph1) [November 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/JoshuaRJoseph1/status/1197651712795918338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He wouldn’t have spent it.
>
> — Matt Hickey (@matthickey71) [November 22, 2019](https://twitter.com/matthickey71/status/1197785939462017025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What do you make of Liverpool’s comparatively low net spend figure in relation to other Premier League clubs? Comment below with your views!***