Despite spending a club record €484 million on eight acquisitions last summer, Liverpool is facing a trophyless 2025–2026 season.
According to Naija News, Anfield’s aspirations for silverware were heightened by the size of the investment. Rather, the team’s Champions League quarterfinal loss to Paris Saint-Germain ensured that they would not win a major championship at the end of the season.
On April 14, Liverpool lost the second leg 2-0 at home, finishing 4-0 overall and shutting down the last chance to win a trophy.
The €144 million signing of striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United was the high point of the spending binge. For €125 million, midfielder Florian Wirtz joined from Bayer Leverkusen, and attacker Hugo Ekitike came from Eintracht Frankfurt for €95 million.
Defender Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth, wing-back Jeremie Frimpong from Leverkusen, center-back Giovanni Leoni from Parma, goalkeeper Armin Pecsi from Puskas Akademia, and Freddie Woodman on a free transfer from Preston North End were among the other recruits.
Liverpool lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace in the round of 16, eliminating them from the League Cup despite the significant investment. In the quarterfinals, they suffered a crushing 4-0 loss to Manchester City, ending their FA Cup campaign. As the gap at the top grew, the Premier League title campaign withered early.
Liverpool lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace in the round of 16, eliminating them from the League Cup despite the significant investment. In the quarterfinals, they suffered a crushing 4-0 loss to Manchester City, ending their FA Cup campaign. As the gap at the top grew, the Premier League title campaign withered early.
The last hope was now the Champions League. PSG’s 4-0 aggregate victory put an end to that ambition.
