"Liverpool lost Trent Alexander-Arnold, perhaps the greatest passer of the ball to ever walk the Earth, to Real Madrid. The pressing-and-pirouetting prowess of Luis Díaz departed for Bayern Munich. The guaranteed chaos and chance creation of Darwin Núñez left for Saudi Arabia. Oh, and a number of reliable backups found new homes, too: Harvey Elliott to Aston Villa, Kostas Tsimikas to AS Roma, Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen and Caoimhín Kelleher to Brentford."
"Of course, plenty of talent came the other way. Liverpool set the Premier League transfer record twice, first for Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, then for Alexander Isak from Newcastle United. The seemingly Isak-esque Hugo Ekitike was signed from Eintracht Frankfurt. A pair of young new fullbacks joined: Wirtz's Leverkusen teammate Jeremie Frimpong and AFC Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez. A gigantic teenage center back from Parma, Giovanni Leoni, signed to replace Quansah. And Kelleher's replacement, Giorgi Mamardashvili, officially joined after a year on loan at Valencia."
Liverpool entered the season as slight Premier League favorites despite significant uncertainty. The team suffered the tragic death of Diogo Jota, creating an immeasurable loss. Key starters departed: Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid, Luis Díaz to Bayern Munich, and Darwin Núñez to Saudi Arabia, while several reliable backups also left. Liverpool invested heavily, twice breaking the Premier League transfer record for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, and added Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, teenage center back Giovanni Leoni, and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. The squad experienced dramatic turnover after a title-winning season, leaving open questions about cohesion and performance.
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