Liverpool finished top of the Premier League spending table at the end of the summer transfer window.
Arne Slot fired a warning shot to his rivals over the Reds title defence in 2026 with two players arriving for top-flight transfer records.
However, a host of sales balanced the books to an extent at Anfield, with Liverpool heading into September with a net spend of £218m, and a refreshed squad.
Slot signed the club's first £100m player in June, after agreeing a deal with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz, with his £16m add-ons package setting a new benchmark.
That was blown out of the water by a sensational deadline day, as the club finally secured a £125m deal for Alexander Isak, after weeks of tense talks with Newcastle United.
Major additions have bolstered Slot's options, but the former Feyenoord boss is still planning for the long-term, and life after Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.
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The pair signed contract extensions until 2027 at the back end of last season and Liverpool will reopen their interest in Marc Guehi as a free agent next summer.
Isak and Wirtz joined fellow new face Hugo Ekitike in a new-look attack but thoughts are turning to what next after Salah from 2027.
As per the latest from Football Insider, Slot is considering a bold swoop for Bayern Munich attacker Michael Olise, after the France international netted 20 goals in his debut 2024/25 campaign in Bavaria.
However, with Olise under contract at the Allianz Arena until 2029, the Bundesliga champions are prepared to quote Liverpool and other interested clubs a £100m fee.
That represents a 50% profit increase on what Bayern Munich paid Crystal Palace for the 23-year-old in 2024 with Vincent Kompany hoping it will be enough to scare off rivals.
Liverpool will not make such a bold move in January, but they will once again be in a position for make a £100m bid next summer, with Cody Gakpo possibly moved on to part-fund a deal.
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