Tottenham and Manchester United watch and learn Liverpool Super Smart Club Special Praise...Even with 210 billion beats, there is enough room to recruit 240 billion Isaacs

Jul 17, 2025

Leverkusen ace Florian Birtz wore a Liverpool jersey for a transfer fee of 210 billion won. Source = Liverpool SNS Capture

A football-specialized finance expert expressed surprise at the English Premier League (EPL) defending champion Liverpool's 'financial health'.

"Liverpool is a very smart club," Keiran Maguire said in an interview with British public broadcaster `BBC' on the 16th (local time). "Liverpool has a strong position in terms of PSG (Premier League revenue and sustainability rules). It has spent the lowest amount of money in the last three years among the traditional big six clubs. It's only 325 million pounds. This also includes the cost of recruiting Florian Birz."

Liverpool recruited Florian Birz, a German national playmaker who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, for a whopping £116 million (about 260 billion won) in June. In response, former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp criticized "Crazy".

Liverpool has already spent £171 million (about 318 billion won) on the recruitment of Birz, Jeremy Frimpong, and Milos Kerkez. On top of that, he is aiming to recruit Alexander Isaac (Newcastle), who will add to the weight of the front line. Isaac's estimated transfer fee is 130 million pounds (about 242 billion won), which is higher than Birz's. If Isaac is recruited for this amount, it will be worth more than 300 million pounds (about 558 billion won) this summer alone.

However, Maguire said `Riverpool still has enough room to make flexible use of the recruitment funds. Moreover, striker (additional) recruitment is likely to be paid in installments, which could spread costs across multiple seasons", he said, "It will not be too difficult to recruit Alexander Isaac (Newcastle), who has recently emerged."

Newcastle key striker Alexander Isaac is attracting Liverpool's attention this summer. The transfer fee reported in the media alone exceeds 240 billion won.

'BBC'Liverpool has seen its revenue increase this year due to several factors. He earned 175 million pounds (about 325 billion won) from winning the EPL. It also plans to sign a new jersey contract with Adidas on August 1, which some reports say is worth 60 million pounds (about 111 billion won) per season, according to Liverpool's financial situation.

'These factors, combined with relatively low transfer fee expenditures in the transfer market, are in compliance with PSR, which limits losses of 105 million pounds (about W195 billion) over three years.'"

Maguire says "Liverpool is not in the top 10 in the player recruitment investment rankings since 2019. Their model is a typical example of being smarter than the scale' 'Liverpool's model is to ignore outside noise and recruit only players who can really improve the squad. An external analytical approach such as Moneyball'

CEO Michael Edwards has never hired a player under external pressure. Fans are not worried if they ask for additional recruitment. Birtz, Milos, Kerkez and Frimpong are signings to bolster the Liverpool squad, while Liverpool have significant leeway in PSR," he added.

Liverpool has spent 375 million pounds (about 698 billion won) in transfer fees over the past two years. This is lower than Chelsea (£866 million), Manchester City (£556 million), Tottenham (£523 million), Manchester United (£497 million), Brighton (£415 million) and Arsenal (£376 million) in the EPL.

Isaac has been a player who has received Arsenal's attention in the past. However, Arsenal are said to have moved away from signing Isaac due to concerns about PSG despite their high returns. Arsenal have changed their target to Sporting's Victor Jockeres and are negotiating to sign a 63.5 million-pound transfer fee (about 118 billion won). It is about half of Isaac's transfer fee.

Maguire added "In theory, Tottenham can also sign Isaac. But whether Isaac wants to move from fifth-place team (Newcastle) to 17th-place team (Tottenham) is a completely different matter."