Simon Hughes has provided an honest assessment of Liverpool’s current situation, as the club continue to struggle both on and off the pitch.
Jurgen Klopp’s team were thrashed 3-0 by Wolves yesterday to leave them tenth in the Premier League table and eleven points behind Newcastle United in last place in the Champions League while there continues to be uncertainty about the situation of the ownership in the Anfield complex with the FSG considering a total or partial sale.
It is clear that the Reds need reinforcements all over the field, especially in midfield, but the journalist for The Athetlic has questioned where the funds for a renovation are going to come from.
“Liverpool at their worst since 2015,” Hughes wrote on his Twitter page. “Uncertainty everywhere, starting with the property. However, responsibility at each level.
“The manager doesn’t get a return from any outfield player. Some need to move, but it will be difficult to raise funds. Where does the money come from?
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Klopp says he can’t do what City or Chelsea have done in the transfer market and it’s true. But he has had almost £200m invested in three forwards in the last three windows. Two of them call him. Each one of them miles away.
“The club also stayed with Salah. What happened to it?
We’re not acting as a team right now and haven’t been for some time. Other sides are bullying us and just want more in every area of the pitch, which is just unacceptable.
Although we are struggling with a number of key player injuries, the absolute basics are costing us at the moment as we can’t track down the men, throw a tackle and break a sweat.
We don’t have the money to spend like Manchester City and Chelsea, for example, but with us winning every major trophie possible in the last five years and regularly qualifying for the Champions League, we’re certainly not short of money.
Jurgen Klopp only likes to sign players who he is confident will succeed at the club, which is understandable, but for us to not really strengthen our squad last month with at least one new midfielder is strange.
The club may be saving their money to bet on Jude Bellingham in the summer, but with several top European clubs also interested in his signing, what’s to say he won’t opt to move elsewhere?
Check out Hughes’ tweets below via Twitter:
Klopp says he can’t do what City or Chelsea have done in the transfer market and it’s true. But he has had almost £200m invested in three forwards in the last three windows. Two of them call him. Each one of them miles away. The club also kept Salah. What happened to it?
— Simon Hughes (@Simon_Hughes__) February 4, 2023
