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Finance expert shares staggering sum Liverpool have made from player sales since 2017, it's way more than Man Utd

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Since 2017, Liverpool have made £593m from selling players, which is the third-most of any Premier League team behind Chelsea and Manchester City.Last summer alone was a very busy window for the Merseyside outfit, with some big names leaving.Richard Hughes sanctioned the sale of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich, and he is now thriving in Germany. Who was the better Liverpool goalkeeper – prime Alisson or prime Pepe Reina?



Darwin Nunez departed and has since struggled for consistent form in the Saudi Pro League.Elsewhere, despite gaps at centre-back, Jarell Quansah also moved to the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen.Liverpool have made £593m on player sales since 2017Now, as expected, it has been revealed that Liverpool have made a lot of money in player sales in the last nine years.Finance expert Kieran Maguire shared a graph on X/Twitter this week to confirm the Reds’ total profit on player sales since 2017 sits at £593m.Chelsea top the list with a staggering £1.25b made by moving players on, while Manchester City’s total of £765m puts them second on the list.Tottenham Hotspur are fourth (£398m), followed by Arsenal (£388m), while Manchester United sit bottom of the top-six list, netting just £254m (£339m less than Liverpool since 2017. Konate earns £70,000-a-week, Liverpool surely need to make a big offer for him to stay?!

Credit: Visionhaus/Getty Images The players Liverpool could sell in 2026Given the lack of depth in their squad right now, 2026 is unlikely to see many big-name players sold.However, there remains a possibility that, amid interest from the Saudi Pro League, Mohamed Salah is sold with 12 months left on his contract.He’s unlikely to fetch a huge sum given his current form, age and contract length, but if he does go, he’ll be the most notable exit of the year.Elsewhere, there has been a suggestion that Joe Gomez could leave Liverpool before 2026/27 gets underway.And after failing to become a regular feature this term, it would not be surprising if Federico Chiesa moved on in the summer.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox