EPL: Liverpool announce £42m pre-tax profit

The club spent a record £223m on Alisson, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri during this period, with players including Danny Ings and Dominic Solanke leaving Anfield.

Liverpool’s chief operating officer, Andy Hughes, said:

“This continued strengthening of the underlying financial sustainability of the club is enabling us to make significant investments both in player recruitment and infrastructure.

“Being able to reinvest over £220m on players during this financial period is a result of a successful business strategy, particularly the significant uplift in commercial revenues.

“The cost of football however does continue to rise in transfers and associated fees but what’s critical for us is the consistency of our financial position, enabling us to live within our means and continue to run a sustainable football club.“

Liverpool also invested £50m in the new Kirkby training ground, which is due to open in July, while the club are on course to raise Anfield’s capacity to 61,000 in time for the start of the 2022/23 season.

“What we’re seeing is sustained growth across all areas of the club which is aligned to the recent performance on the pitch,” Hughes added.