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#1 Liverpool
There was never any doubt about which club had the best summer transfer window. In fact, Liverpool may have done the best business this summer among all the Premier League clubs.
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A couple of days after Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat, they surprised everyone by announcing the arrival of Fabinho from Monaco. The defensive midfielder is clearly a replacement for Emre Can who joined Juventus on a free transfer.
The midfield was also bolstered by the arrival of Naby Keita from RB Leipzig. Liverpool agreed on the terms with Leipzig for Keita’s transfer last summer to keep other interested parties away and he finally became a Liverpool player this summer.
The Reds were also close to adding another midfielder this summer. It looked like Liverpool almost wrapped up a deal to sign Nabil Fekir from Lyon. In fact, both clubs agreed on a fee but the deal fell through at the last moment and there are rumours that the Reds pulled the plug on the deal after seeing an issue in his medical.
Although the pursuit of Fekir was fruitless, Klopp was able to make a significant upgrade elsewhere. The Reds had a longstanding interest in Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker and they signed him for a then world record fee. That was broken a few weeks later by Chelsea when they signed Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Liverpool also bolstered their attack by signing Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City for a mere £13.5 million. The Swiss international was close to joining Liverpool four years ago before Bayern decided against selling him. He has finally got his move to Liverpool and has been very impressive in the preseason.
Liverpool also kept Mohamed Salah and has got him to sign a new contract. In addition, Daniel Sturridge remains at the club to provide more attacking depth and quality. The Englishman was easily Liverpool’s best player in preseason and looks fit ahead of the new campaign.
Transfer window rating - 4/5
