Did any of that money get invested in the club, do we actually know? It'll be in the accounts published next year if so. I'd guess it's gone into FSG if it's not a sale of the owners' shares, and it will probably be used to invest in this new MCO model.
We went from pulling out of the Bellingham deal to signing Macca, Szobo, Gravenberch, Endo and putting in a record bid for Caicedo. Klopp also made it clear that we needed investment to buy players.
“In the structure we had, we obviously were able to spend money, but it was always that we really have to look ‘what do we earn?’, that was always the situation. That’s clear,” he replied.
“In the end, we all know the two biggest transfers we did in the past, with Ali and Virg, how it happened – because we got money from Barcelona and spent it wisely!
“That’s the situation. For me, how we did it so far brought us where we are, so fine. But fresh money is no mistake, let me say it like this!
“Nothing gets cheaper, not only because of the inflation rate for all of us, but in football as well.
“Yes, sometimes you have to spend.
“We are really happy, really happy, to give all our young kids a chance. I’m so positive about the impact they will have in the future, whenever that starts.
“Like Harvey now, Stefan, Calvin is obviously pretty interesting, Ben Doak really interesting, Bobby Clark interesting. They all are.
“But around, from time to time, you have to throw in proven quality, and in an ideal world they are young as well – or not 35.
“And yes, for that, from time to time you have to take some risks and we’ll see.
“I have no idea what will happen, but I’m positive about it.
We needed to spend money last summer, we had a CL-sized hole in our budget and we certainly couldn't sell to buy.