Liverpool's net spend of £346m since Jurgen Klopp arrived in 2015 shines a light on the German as he prepares to leave this summer... but how do their big six rivals compare - and who has done the bes
Daily MailJurgen Klopp's time at Liverpool is ticking down as he prepares to end nine years at Anfield this summer. Jurgen Klopp leaves Liverpool this summer after garnering a net spend of £346m during his time in charge at Anfield Klopp will depart with a Carabao Cup winners' medal in his final campaign with the Reds LIVERPOOL MAJOR BUYS Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, £35m, 2023 Sadio Mane from Southampton, £36m, 2016 Mohamed Salah from Roma, £43m, 2017 Alisson from Roma, £55m, 2018 Dominik Szoboszlai, £60m, 2023 Darwin Nunez from Benfica, 64m, 2022 Virgil van Dijk from Southampton, £75m, 2018 MAJOR OUTGOINGS Dominic Solanke to Bournemouth, £19m, 2019 Rhian Brewster to Sheffield United, £23.5m, 2020 Mamadou Sakho to Crystal Palace, £24m, 2017 Christian Benteke to Crystal Palace, £27m, 2016 Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich, £27.5m, 2022 Fabinho to Al-Ittihad, £40m, 2023 Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, £105m NET SPEND SINCE 2015: £346m TROPHIES WON: Eight Liverpool have kept their business smart during the Klopp era - pleasing fans by laying out on some big names, but the important thing is that the majority of those names have delivered. Liverpool have managed to win eight trophies after spending big in the transfer market - with a majority of their deals paying off since Klopp took charge MANCHESTER CITY MAJOR BUYS Bernardo Silva from Monaco, £43m, 2017 Kyle Walker from Tottenham, £50m, 2017 Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao, £57m, 2017 Rodri from Atletico Madrid, £62m, 2019 Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig, £77m, 2023 Jack Grealish from Aston Villa, £100m, 2021 MAJOR OUTGOINGS Kelechi Iheanacho to Leicester, £25m, 2017 Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal, £30m, 2022 Cole Palmer to Chelsea, £42m, 2023 Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal, £45m, 2022 Raheem Sterling to Chelsea, £47m, 2022 Ferran Torres to Barcelona, £55m, 2022 NET SPEND SINCE 2015: £630m TROPHIES WON: 17 Man City's net spend across this period is almost surprising given the vast amount of money they've splashed out to build a title winning and Europe-conquering team. Man City's net spend is slightly higher at £630m - after bringing in stars like Erling Haaland and Rodri - winning 17 trophies along the way Pep Guardiola's side have sold their unwanted stars for big money to balance the books ARSENAL MAJOR BUYS Gabriel Jesus from Man City, £45m, 2022 Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon, £46m, 2017 Ben White from Brighton, £50m, 2021 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Dortmund, £56m, 2018 Kai Havertz from Chelsea, £65m, 2023 Nicolas Pepe from Lille, £72m, 2019 Declan Rice from West Ham, £105m, 2023 MAJOR OUTGOINGS Theo Walcott to Everton, £20m, 2018 Granit Xhaka to Bayer Leverkusen, £22m, 2023 Joe Willock to Newcastle, £25m, 2021 Alex Iwobi to Everton, £34m, 2019 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool, £35m, 2017 Folarin Balogun to Monaco, £35m, 2023 NET SPEND: £702m TROPHIES WON: 6 There was a time when Arsenal fans would question the direction of the club in terms of transfers, but it is starting to look like things are falling into place under the guidance of sporting director Edu and manager Mikel Arteta. CHELSEA MAJOR BUYS Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid, £58m, 2017 Marc Cucurella from Brighton, £60m, 2022 Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donestsk, £62m, 2022 Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao, £72m, 2018 Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen, £72m, 2020 Wesley Fofana from Leicester, £75m, 2022 Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan, £97m, 2021 Moises Caicedo from Brighton, £100m, 2023 Enzo Fernandez from Benfica £105m, 2022 MAJOR OUTGOINGS Kurt Zouma to West Ham, £31m, 2021 Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid, £32m, 2018 Tammy Abraham to Roma, £36m, 2021 Nemanja Matic to Man United, £40m, 2017 Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid, £50m, 2018 Mason Mount to Man United, £55m, 2023 Oscar to Shanghai Shenhua, £60m, 2016 Kai Havertz to Arsenal, £65m, 2023 Eden Hazard to Real Madrid, £150m NET SPEND: £1bn TROPHIES WON: 6 Where to start with Chelsea?