{"id":44478,"date":"2026-03-14T18:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T22:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/klopps-35m-deal-is-liverpools-biggest-debt-since-nunez\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T18:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T22:50:13","slug":"klopps-35m-deal-is-liverpools-biggest-debt-since-nunez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/klopps-35m-deal-is-liverpools-biggest-debt-since-nunez\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp&#8217;s \u00a335m deal is Liverpool&#8217;s biggest debt since Nunez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/klopps-35m-deal-is-liverpools-biggest-debt-since-nunez\/#Players_Liverpool_need_to_sell_this_summer\" >Players Liverpool need to sell this summer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/klopps-35m-deal-is-liverpools-biggest-debt-since-nunez\/#Liverpool_must_get_rid_of_new_signing_Darwin_Nunez\" >Liverpool must get rid of new signing Darwin Nunez<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/klopps-35m-deal-is-liverpools-biggest-debt-since-nunez\/#He_will_end_Konates_Liverpool_career_FSG_signs_new_Van_Dijk\" >He will end Konate&#8217;s Liverpool career: FSG signs new Van Dijk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not entirely true that Liverpool&#8217;s season depends on success in the Champions League, but defeat to Galatasaray next week will certainly increase the pressure on Arne Slott&#8217;s back.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Even with Liverpool&#8217;s rich history and the unpredictability that knock-out football brings, I have little confidence in the Reds&#8217; ability to go all the way in Europe&#8217;s premium continental competition.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Liverpool will travel to the Etihad Stadium after the March international break to face Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals, which will also pose a difficult challenge.<\/p>\n<p>While Slots has its challenges ahead of the business months of the campaign, FSG are inevitably looking to the summer, with Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes looking to clear some dead wood while bringing in new superstars.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"who-liverpool-need-to-sell-this-summer\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Players_Liverpool_need_to_sell_this_summer\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Players Liverpool need to sell this summer<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool need to reset this summer. This season, many players in the slot team have not played to their potential, and peripheral players like Federico Chiesa are on the verge of leaving.<\/p>\n<p>What that means for Mohamed Salah, who has struggled on the right wing this season, remains to be seen, especially considering the need for a winger on the left.<\/p>\n<p>    However, Alexis Mac Allister&#8217;s future is likely to be a bigger topic of discussion. Almost three years into his Liverpool career, his latest third game is incredible, a far cry from the world-class level of seasons one and two.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old was widely hailed as a &#8216;superstar&#8217; by pundit Joe Cole and others for his role as slot&#8217;s reliable midfield lieutenant, but Mac Allister has been one of the most disappointing parts of this term&#8217;s stuttering Red Machine, declining across physical, technical and creative metrics.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether the Argentina international will be a Liverpool player next season, but his contract expires in 2027 and he has already said he is in no rush to extend his time on Merseyside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Alexis Mac Allister in Prem Four Slots<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics (* per match)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>24\/25<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>25\/26<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Match (start)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>35(30)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>28(24)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>touch*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>55.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>50.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Exact path*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>35.5 (87%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>33.4 (86%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Key pass*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>dribble*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Ball recovery rate*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Tackle + Interception*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>clearance*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Duel (win)*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.9 (48%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.1 (47%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Just a few months ago, losing Mac Allister at the height of his career was unthinkable, but much has changed since Liverpool won the Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool know when to let go of big names, such as Darwin Nunez, who left last summer in favor of Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, but another mainstay in the slot is also at risk of leaving in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-must-get-rid-of-the-new-darwin-nunez\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_must_get_rid_of_new_signing_Darwin_Nunez\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool must get rid of new signing Darwin Nunez<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nunez joined Liverpool from Benfica in 2022 for an initial transfer fee of \u00a364 million, joining manager Jurgen Klopp with high expectations and being tipped to be Roberto Firmino&#8217;s long-term successor.<\/p>\n<p>    That didn&#8217;t work out, but he is now doing business in Saudi Arabia. Nu\u00f1ez missed too many chances and often looked at the odds in Klopp and Slot&#8217;s attacking structure. \u00a335m Ibrahima Konate is unlikely to suffer a similar fate, but the centre-half is likely to leave Liverpool this summer, with many dissatisfied with his performance in the slot system.<\/p>\n<p>Nunez and Konate are hardly similar players, but Konate, like the Uruguayan striker, is one of the most talented members of Liverpool&#8217;s first team and his Liverpool career could end if he is unable to eradicate the flaws in his game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ibrahima Konate: Liverpool errors by season (PL&#038;UCL\/UEL)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>season<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>app<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>number of errors<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>25\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>24\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>23\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>22\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty one<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>21\/22<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The France international centre-back&#8217;s contract expires at the end of the season, and FSG have been seeking a contract extension, but with no success, with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich among others showing interest.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool need a centre-back, but letting the 26-year-old leave may not be the worst thing in the world. After all, he has been one of the worst performers at Anfield this season, making numerous mistakes throughout the season. In this respect, he is, according to Reds writer Eddie Gibbs, &#8220;Liverpool&#8217;s most worrying fault line&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The recent purple patch has helped steady the ship, but old habits die hard and Konate reverted to his error-filled old ways during the recent Champions League defeat to Galatasaray.<\/p>\n<p>With Giovanni Leoni looking to return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the start of the new season, and Liverpool agreeing a \u00a360m deal with Rennes to sign summer-arriving wonder centre-back talent Jeremy Jacquet, the possibility of Konate leaving (in exchange for a new big contract) doesn&#8217;t seem too detrimental.<\/p>\n<p>Konate&#8217;s error-filled performance echoes Nu\u00f1ez&#8217;s debauchery in the final third. These two aren&#8217;t that different. Konate has given so much to Liverpool, but it may be time for him to step back and give Liverpool something new.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"end-konate-liverpool-career-signed-jacquet-new-van-dijk\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mixcollage-16-sep-2025-09-25-am-3601.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mixcollage-16-sep-2025-09-25-am-3601.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_will_end_Konates_Liverpool_career_FSG_signs_new_Van_Dijk\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tHe will end Konate&#8217;s Liverpool career: FSG signs new Van Dijk<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Liverpool have had too many detrimental problems defensively this season. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not entirely true that Liverpool&#8217;s season depends on success in the Champions League, but defeat to Galatasaray next week will certainly increase the pressure on Arne Slott&#8217;s back. Even with Liverpool&#8217;s rich history and the unpredictability that knock-out football brings, I have little confidence in the Reds&#8217; ability to go all the way in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1528,354,101,8994,40,1709,609,1212],"class_list":{"0":"post-44478","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-35m","9":"tag-biggest","10":"tag-deal","11":"tag-debt","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-klopps","14":"tag-liverpools","15":"tag-nunez"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}