'Liverpool have to spend £200 million!'

Karan Tejwani

• 2 Jan 2023 21:43 GMT
• 3 min read

Liverpool’s New Year started off on a tough note with a 3-1 defeat to Brentford as their push for a Champions League place took another blow.

The Reds were building up momentum before the World Cup break and then again when they beat Leicester City, but Brentford have given the Reds a slight reality check.

Jurgen Klopp’s side struggled for most of the game and Brentford could well have scored more than what they did in their win.

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After the game, Jamie Carragher asked for investment in the squad, especially in the midfield, and suggested they may have to spend big.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher said they may have to spend £200 million or so if they want to challenge the very top.

Carragher says Liverpool have to spend big

He said: “When you look at the age profile of a lot of the players within the squad, they’ve got a lot of players in their 30s or coming into their 30s who’ve been great for the club, but that is one of the reasons why the ownership is up for sale, or they’re looking for investment, because Liverpool are going to need to go big in the summer.

“You look at what Chelsea and Man United spent in the summer, and they’re still not close to winning the title, so it shows you the kind of funds that you need to compete at the top of the league. Liverpool year in, year out, have sold someone, bought someone, but I think this is a case of now Liverpool need to spend about £200 million.

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“I’m not saying that in terms of that’s the secret to success - there’s lots of teams who have shown that doesn’t necessarily work - but Liverpool need to sign maybe three midfield players, I would say. Not necessarily all to play, but Keïta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, even James Milner, they’re all out of contract.

“The age of Thiago who is injured quite a lot, Henderson, Fabinho, I think Liverpool need three midfield players and when you’re talking about real quality you need at least £40-50 million on those types of players, I would imagine.”