This window has been a good one but it wouldn't have even existed if it wasn't for the sale of coutinho. We'd still be going into this season with a serious lack of depth and with key positions that need strengthening. A club of our size shouldn't have to sell its best players to sign other ones.
Three factors purposely ignored by the delusional section of fan base who pretend that football owners have 100% control over of all players, transfer fees are efficient representations of value, and certain revenues streams are not to be included in discussions about team spending..........factor
s that board narrative manufacturers purposely exclude when crafting their fiction.
Truths:
1) South American stars Suarez and Coutinho forced their way out of Liverpool. One chewed his way out, the other faked injury. Barca is the dream destination for the best South American players ...and players can create leverage. They did. Ownership proved powerless. Other examples: Nomar=>PSG, Ronaldo=>Juventus, etc etc etc
2) Selling Coutinho for that absurd price was FSG's best piece of business since buying Liverpool. Big leg from the outside but little else. His efforts with Brazil showcased his strengths and his limitations. Despite his lofty valuation, he is not an elite star....far from it. He will continue to be exposed as limited and overrated.
Liverpool took a giant step forward with his departure.....from a one-man focal point, midfield based attack to an elite frontline attack.
3) The relevance of the enormous 2017-18 Champions League bounty owed to Liverpool...+/- 100 million.
Hmmmmmmm.....approximate
ly the same amount Liverpool will net-pay out after transfer season is over. Coincidence?
Budgets are constructed based on attainable goals. The 2017-18 team far exceeded these goals and the additional revenue is being spent on the field....pound for pound
Insisting the 2018 spending bump is based solely on the sale of Coutinho is lazy analysis.
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