Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has compared the transfer budget of his time to Jurgen Klopp’s today.
The Spaniard, who spent six years at Liverpool from 2004 to 2010, has claimed that the contract budget during his reign was only £20m, while current manager Klopp could sign players on the bench for £40m.
Benítez told AS: “People remember my team… but they compare it to a Liverpool team that spent £1bn and it was very well spent, that’s right, but with 40m players on the bench.”
Players who have usually been the Reds’ second choice this season have included defender Ibrahima Konate (£36m), Naby Keita (£52m) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£35m), Roberto Firmino, 41 a million pounds, and Diogo Jota. £41 million.

Translation by Joseph Sacre