Liverpool ‘streets ahead’ of rivals in transfer window with massive FFP advantage explained

Liverpool are in no rush to sell players before the end of June compared to some of their Premier League rivals.

Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara are the only senior players set to depart this month, with their contracts expiring on 30 June. The one deal already agreed is a season-long loan move for Calvin Ramsay to League One club Wigan Athletic.

There has been no haste to their business so far because, unlike others, Liverpool are already in a new financial year. Most other clubs do not flip their calendar until the end of this month, but the Reds have started afresh since the day before Arne Slot began his role as head coach.

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Speaking to the ECHO, football finance expert, University of Liverpool lecturer, and author of ‘The Price of Football’ Kieran Maguire said: "Liverpool are so confident that their year-end is 31 May, because they know that they’ll have all of their transfer work for the season completed by then, so they’re not reliant upon having to squeeze a sale out in June as we’re seeing from some other clubs."

"They’re streets ahead of the majority of the clubs in the Premier League when it comes to their financial due diligence." Maguire credits the club's owners for achieving that during what is approaching 14 years in control of the club.

"When it comes to the money going out, FSG are forensic," Maguire explained. "They are so over the numbers that I can’t see Liverpool ever being in a situation that we’ve seen at some of the other clubs where they’ve had to sell before the end of the financial year in order to comply with FFP/PSR."

Liverpool's future compliance with the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules is also boosted by their success on the pitch last season compared to the previous year. “I think they’re in a pretty solid position," Maguire said.

"They’ve qualified for the Champions League, which over the course of the forthcoming season, realistically, is worth £50 million, assuming that they get out of the group stage and make a wee bit of progress. It’s far better to be in the Champions League than the Europa League, so that’s a big positive.

“We’ve got the expansion of the stadium, which is now fully on track. That’s assisting as well, and Liverpool as a brand goes from strength to strength. All of those things are good in terms of the money coming in."