‘Notably Liverpool’ – Marseille Supremo Points At ‘Disappointing’ Reds To Make Point

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Liverpool splashed serious money during last summer’s transfer window, with sporting director Richard Hughes and boss Arne Slot turning the page decisively from the Jurgen Klopp era. Season Position 2024–25 1st 2023–24 3rd 2022–23 5th 2021–22 2nd 2020–21 3rd Liverpool F.C.’s last five league finishes He namechecked Liverpool to make his point, noting the massive spending at Anfield and the disappointing results delivered by the Hughes-Slot axis.

“The ambition is clear, it remains, and it’s been reaffirmed: to establish OM among the select group of European clubs that are destined to play in the Champions League every year, and therefore to finish in the top three in Ligue 1”, Richard said at a press conference (via Maxifoot). “But it’s not just a question of resources; we see, and I’m not going to make sporting comments, clubs that have invested colossal sums but have had disappointing results, notably Liverpool with over €480m spent last summer.

Football isn’t just about money.” Liverpool may not even qualify for next season’s Champions League if their form does not improve over the coming weeks. Taken over the last 12 games in the Premier League, Liverpool’s form is just tenth in the table, with the likes of Fulham and Brentford both having picked up more points than Slot’s side.