In any case, it is a little rich for anyone of a Manchester City persuasion to criticize Liverpool for spending big.

Liverpool is spending big, but from a position of strength on and off the field.



Liverpool hasn't needed anyone in that position since, unlike, say, Chelsea, who broke the record a few weeks later to sign Kepa Arrizabalaga.

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Since signing Kepa, who moved ahead of Alisson as the world-record holder, the Stamford Bridge outfit has splashed another $100 million (£73 million) on various shot-stoppers without finding a long-term fix.

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For one thing, that stance looks ridiculous now, but aside from that, Guardiola has spent way more than $96 million (£75 million) on other center-backs like Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol, none of whom are anyway near as good

Darwin Nunez, including all the add-ons that then-sporting director Julian Ward agreed with Benfica in 2022, could have cost up to around $115 million (£85 million), but even just the guaranteed amount for Wirtz will comfortably surpass that sum.

That doesn't mean that it is bad business from the Reds, though, nor that Liverpool should in any way feel guilty for doing so
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