Jurgen Klopp left an eternal legacy at Liverpool Football Club. It was confirmed on the backend of final season that he would depart the membership after 9 campaigns in cost, leaving one of many biggest modern-day legacies in English soccer.
He managed simply wanting 500 video games for the Reds, taking charge of 489 in complete. In that point, the German boss gained 304 video games, drew 100 and misplaced 85, a powerful report over such a big area of time. He additionally won eight trophies, together with the Champions League and the membership’s first-ever Premier League.
His substitute, Arne Slot, has been excellent as Liverpool boss to date, together with his aspect high of the Premier League. Nevertheless, issues weren’t made simple in the summertime, with minimal signings made.
Liverpool’s 2024 summer season switch window
It was actually a wierd summer season switch window at Anfield. Usually, when a brand new supervisor takes over at a membership, there may be an inflow of recent signings and gross sales to assist form the squad precisely to their desire.
Surprisingly, that was not the case for Slot at Liverpool. The Reds made two notable signings and two notable gross sales. There’s a caveat to that, with one of many new additions not truly becoming a member of till subsequent summer season. Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili signed from Valencia however stayed at the Spanish giants for an additional season.
The opposite incoming at Anfield over the summer season was Italian winger Federico Chiesa. He price the Reds for just £12.5m together with add-ons, however has had a horrible time with damage.
The 27-year-old has played just three times in all competitions to date. Nevertheless, if he can get match, his high quality is plain.
There have been some main gross sales at Anfield, too. Arguably the most important identify to depart the membership was Fabio Carvalho. He made the transfer to London, joining Brentford for £27.5m, representing some good enterprise from Liverpool.
The opposite sale was even perhaps higher enterprise for the Reds and represented an unimaginable revenue for the Merseysiders. That man is Sepp van den Berg.
The revenue Liverpool made on Van den Berg
Younger Dutch defender Van den Berg made the transfer to Anfield from PEC Zwolle in the summertime of 2019 for a fee in the region of £1.3m.
He was lauded by Klopp when he made the transfer to Anfield. The legendary German boss described him as an “excellent expertise” during preseason in 2019.
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Nevertheless, issues didn’t actually work out so merely for the younger defender on Merseyside. In complete, he managed just four appearances for the membership, none of which got here within the Premier League. He by no means actually managed to play an element within the first crew.
Nevertheless, there have been a number of mortgage spells for the teen throughout his time on the membership. He enjoyed temporary spells at Championship aspect Preston North Finish, and German golf equipment Schalke and Mainz, the latter a membership whom Klopp as soon as managed.
Over the summer season, Thomas Frank’s Brentford got here calling, ten days after they acquired the companies of Carvalho. Van den Berg moved to the Bees for £25m including add-ons, with a sell-on share of 17.5% included.
That’s spectacular work from the Reds, particularly when factoring within the charge they paid, simply £1.3m. That leaves them with an 1823.08% enhance on the deal general, factoring in add-ons Brentford may pay.
The younger centre-back has impressed for the Bees to date. He has started 12 out of the 13 games he has performed to date and has statistically caught the attention. There should not many statistical variations between Van den Berg and Virgil van Dijk according to Squawka.
For instance, the Brentford man wins 3.1 aerial duels per recreation, in comparison with 3.3 for Van Dijk, and wins 2.3 floor duels versus the Liverpool quantity 4’s 1.1 floor duels per recreation.
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Van den Berg vs. Van Dijk key stats 2024/25 PL |
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Stat (per 90) |
Van den Berg |
Van Dijk |
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Passing accuracy |
82.18% |
91.24% |
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Tackles made |
1.7 |
0.8 |
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Aerial duels gained |
3.1 |
3.3 |
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Floor duels gained |
2.3 |
1.1 |
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Floor duel success price |
51.92% |
50% |
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Clearances |
3.3 |
4.9 |
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Ball recoveries |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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Stats from Squawka |
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It has actually been a superb transfer for all events. Van den Berg is beginning week in, week out, for a Premier League aspect, with Brentford securing a participant who isn’t too dissimilar to Van Dijk.
Liverpool alternatively, made a superb quantity of revenue that they’ll reinvest for Slot to enhance his aspect sooner or later. Total, many Liverpool followers may nicely agree that Slot hit the jackpot on this one.
