Jurgen Klopp’s replacement at Liverpool is set to have a ‘huge’ transfer budget available to them in the summer.
That is the opinion of finance expert Kieran Maguire, who exclusively told Football Insider that Liverpool’s Financial Fair Play situation is ‘flexible’ due to their smart spending.
Klopp announced in January that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season after suggesting that he is “running out of energy”.
The Merseyside club are now in the process of finding a replacement for the 56-year-old who has been in charge at Anfield since 2015.
As revealed by Football Insider, Liverpool are planning an approach for Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso after making him their first-choice target.
Maguire believes Klopp’s replacement will have a large transfer budget available thanks to the club’s existing trading model.
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“When it comes to the transfer market, Liverpool have been one of the leading clubs when it comes to spending smart rather than spending big,” Maguire told Football Insider’s Sean Fisher.
“They have also been very good at generating money from player sales.
“Put those two factors together, and the new coach in the summer will inherit a huge budget thanks to their flexibility in terms of FFP.
“That isn’t necessarily matched by their rival clubs in the Big Six.
“This can only be to their benefit because every manager wants to stamp their style and their philosophy onto a club.
“In the case of Liverpool, that will be very much done in conjunction with the senior executives who form part of the recruitment committee.“
