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There are just under five weeks remaining of the summer transfer window, and Liverpool are likely to be busy right up until the deadline on September 1.

Napoli, Atletico Madrid and clubs in the Saudi Pro League have been linked with signing Nunez this summer for around £50 million, and a sale would certainly benefit the Reds from a financial point of view.

Reach PLC's Business of Football writer Dave Powell has explained why Nunez leaving the club would help Liverpool boost their standing with the Premier League's Profit & Sustainability Rules.



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“While the sums may appear eye-watering in terms of incomings, Liverpool have no concerns when it comes to PSR,” he says.

“The signings of Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike come in at around £269m, including add-ons, although it is only the guaranteed fees that are accounted for through amortisation, with add-ons payable via exceptional items as and when they are triggered.

“But a little over £108m has come back into the club in terms of player sales following the exit of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

That means the amortisation costs added to the balance sheet for Liverpool are actually dwarfed by the profit made on players.

“The remaining book value of players is also removed from the balance sheet.

That reduction in book value lessens the impact of additional transfer spend for the club this summer when it comes to monitoring amortisation costs, which for Liverpool stood at £114.5m in 2023/24, some £90m less than Chelsea’s.

“Liverpool have saleable assets remaining.

Add that to the removal of Diaz’s remaining book value, and the total additional amortisation costs for the four new signings so far are accounted for in 2025/26.

Liverpool do have a £300m credit facility they can rely on, though.

“They could move on someone like Harvey Elliott, Ben Doak or Tyler Morton, but the impact there would be purely from a profit standpoint as none of those players hold book value at the club due to being products of the youth system or being acquired for very small fees that have since been fully amortised.

“The wage bill will be the key thing that Liverpool really need to control.
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