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A single text message from the Liverpool owners sums up how far they have come(Image: Kieran McManus/REX/Shutterstock)

With Liverpool on the verge of shattering their record transfer fee to sign Florian Wirtz, supporters may remember a leaked text from Fenway Sports Group.

His likely arrival is a statement of intent from owners FSG, who were often reluctant to spent £100m in a single transfer window, let alone on one player.

Not long ago, the club's fanbase were repeatedly accusing FSG of being too scared to break the bank to sign top-class players.



Unhappy with the players at his disposal, Klopp received an apologetic text from the FSG bosses.

In 2021, Klopp revealed: "At the beginning I received a message from the US saying, 'Sorry for the squad we've given you.' But all was good I replied, it just needs time.”

The Liverpool board apologised to Klopp for the state of the first squad he inherited(Image: Getty Images)

Two years after revealing that text, Klopp watched his Liverpool side be convincingly beaten 5-2 at home by Real Madrid.

It was the kind of chastening defeat which prompts action in the next transfer window.

The previous month, Klopp publicly warned that Liverpool will need to be more aggressive in the transfer window or they will fall behind their Premier League and European rivals.

After Klopp walked away, many were surprised that Arne Slot was only able to sign Federico Chiesa in his first two transfer windows.

But after winning the Premier League, FSG have shown the kind of spending intent usually seen by City, United and Chelsea.

The way in which they have quickly moved for Wirtz highlights FSG's proactiveness, and that they are no longer afraid to break the bank to sign a potential game-changer.

Full-back Jeremie Frimpong has already arrived this summer for £29.5m, while £45m Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez looks likely to arrive too, so Liverpool are clearly looking to build on their title triumph from Slot's first season.

And it's a stark contract from the text message they left for Klopp all those years ago.

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