Liverpool, Sep 14, 2025 – E be like say Liverpool don carry the transfer market like say na their backyard. This summer, dem flex muscle wey nobody fit deny, as dem raise big £194 million from selling players. No be small matter oh! Dis money go help them balance de £419 million dem spend on new signings. Wetin United and Arsenal dey do? Na struggle dem dey, especially United wey get wetin dem dey call ‘bomb squad’ wey dem no fit offload till late in de window (chai, wetin dem dey do for transfer market self?).
As e be now, na Liverpool and Manchester City dey shine pass for this sales matter, dem sabi how to clear space for dem new boys. Al Hilal don drop eye for Darwin Nunez, wey dem snatch for €53 million (£45.9 million) – no be small change. Jordan Henderson and Fabinho don also pack their load go Saudi Arabia, wey dey show say big money dey flow from there. Liverpool sabi how to position demself for these sales (but na wetin dem go do when them buy dem back? That one na story for another day).
Liverpool don sell players wey dem no go miss, like Luis Diaz and Nunez, plus young boys like Jarell Quansah and Tyler Morton dem self don fetch dem some mind-blowing fees. Even though dem no fit renew Trent Alexander-Arnold contract, dem still manage pocket small for him head join sale when dem sign him for Club World Cup early. Na correct business dem dey run!
The mastermind behind this big moves, Michael Edwards, don return as CEO of football for Liverpool and e get track record wey go make your head spin. You remember how dem sell Philippe Coutinho for £142 million to Barcelona? That na the kind level wey we dey talk. E don bring back another strategist, Richard Hughes, wey also dey follow the same pattern wey dem do for Bournemouth. As e no dey easy to sale players, dem don smart with their pricing and dem no dey sell on top ‘bargain’ market.
Dis summer, Liverpool don show say dem fit sell fringe players for solid fees – and dem go still get players wey go function well. E be like dem carry strategy waka from di Americas, selecting players based on potential and dey firm on their asking price. Dem Block Crystal Palace and Ipswich from getting Ben Doak on loan, because dem see the market dey hot and dem wan sell well.
When you check the whole deal, na Liverpool sabi how to create value for their players. Hughes dey call meetings with each player like say na family gathering to encourage dem, and also dey report consistently to Edwards. Dem dey pay attention to how players dey perform for loan, wetin sabi player on loan will do for dem and wetin de loanee go fit gain.
Meanwhile, Arsenal dey drop the ball, dey struggle to shift their unwanted players. Alexandria Oxlade-Chamberlain’s £35 million sale to Liverpool still dey represent dem highest sale after how many years? Na small matter. Chelsea and Bournemouth dey blow naija trumpet too but their sales no fit compete with Liverpool’s at the moment since dem dey sell under duress while Liverpool dey maximum profit.
Dem don arrange another strong financial plan for winter, and with all dis money from sales, dem fit do some shrewd business again. Who go fit catch dem if dis kind spending continue? Na only time go tell, but for now, Liverpool dey chop the market like correct ogbono soup. Abeg hand full, dey watch the field!
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