Liverpool handed huge financial boost after quiet window

Arne Slot will take charge of Liverpool at Anfield for the first time when his side host Brentford on Sunday.

The Reds overcame a surprisingly tricky first-half to run out 2-0 winners against Ipswich Town in their Premier League season opener on Saturday, with Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah on the scoresheet.

Slot will hope to see his side record a second successive victory, although the Bees will undoubtedly provide a stern test for the Merseyside outfit.

With just over a week until the transfer window slams shut at the end of the month, Liverpool are the only Premier League side that are yet to complete a transfer this summer.

This is despite a number of experienced players having departed Anfield since the end of last term.

Now, it has emerged that the club are saving in excess of £20 million annually following recent departures, according to Football Insider.

Thiago departed Liverpool at the end of last season

The report claims that the club have cut more than £20 million-per-year from their wage bill following the departures of players including Thiago Alcantara and Joel Matip.

Midfielder Thiago – who has since announced his retirement from football – was said to be the club’s third-highest earner before leaving Anfield.

The Spain international was believed to be earning a staggering £200,000-per-week, bettered only by Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah.

Matip, meanwhile, also departed the club when his £100,000-per-week contract expired earlier this summer, and veteran goalkeeper Adrian also departed after rejecting an offer of a new deal.

Since then, Fabio Carvalho has completed a £27.5 million move to fellow Premier League side Brentford, meaning that the Merseyside club have knocked around £20 million off of their annual wage bill since last term.