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Arne Slot defied the odds in the 2024-25 Premier League season as he managed to bring the Premier League title back to Anfield at the first time of asking.

However, that hasn’t stopped the Anfield outfit from looking into ways to strengthen their ranks with both Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong already getting brought in.

Indeed, these transfers are all well and good, but since Liverpool were already fairly dominant, these additions have only made them better and further cemented them as favourites to win the title.

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This is a lot of pressure to place upon a fairly young team, but at the moment, that’s the way things have panned out.

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“There is no such thing as a sure-fire winner in this business either, but I suspect Florian Wirtz is as close as you get in the modern game,” he wrote via the BBC Sport website.

Generally, they have been as smart as any other in the market.

“But Wirtz is different – and so he should be at a princely £100million before add-ons.

“With Kerkez, the exciting Jeremie Frimpong and the fabulous Georgian keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, Arne Slot has put himself under huge pressure because just about everyone has them as favourites to retain their title.

“I wouldn’t argue with that for a second.”

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Although the tail-end of Liverpool’s Premier League campaign saw their form drop off, for the vast majority of the season, they were the team to beat.



Games playedGames wonGames drawnGames LostTotal points38259484The Premier League tally that won Liverpool the league.

With Liverpool looking to sell off many of their players to recoup the money spent on transfers such as Wirtz, those who didn’t fulfil expectations will be the first on the chopping block.