There’s simply too much money to spend—Isak, come join us! Liverpool earned €219 million this summer from selling eight players.

Why does Liverpool have so much money left unspent this transfer window? For one, they hardly spent in several previous windows, saving funds for this summer. Also, player sales this summer have already generated over €200 million for the club.

In the early hours of August 19 (Beijing time), Bournemouth announced the signing of Liverpool’s young talent Ben Doak. British media report that the transfer fee is £20 million, with another £5 million possible in bonuses.

Ben Doak is the eighth player Liverpool have sold this summer, bringing in a total of €219.5 million from these departures. Meanwhile, the club has spent €339.68 million on seven new signings, meaning Liverpool’s net spend this summer is only €122 million—a sign of their financial strength.

Liverpool’s summer transfer activity summary:

• Seven players signed (total cost: €339.68 million): Wirtz (€125 million), Ekitike (€95 million), Corkut (€46.9 million), Frimpong (€40 million), Leone (€31 million), Page (€1.78 million), Woodman (free transfer).
• Eight players sold (total income: €219.5 million): Diaz (€65 million to Bayern), Núñez (€56.6 million to Al Hilal), Quansah (€35 million to Leverkusen), Ben Doak (€23.2 million to Bournemouth), Kelleher (€18 million to Brentford), Morton (€15 million to Lyon), Arnold (€10 million to Liverpool), Phillips (€3 million to West Brom), Jaros (loan to Ajax), Owen Beck (loan to Derby County), Stephenson (loan to Dundee United).

Liverpool are still looking to sign defender Guehi and striker Isak. Newcastle are interested in Wissa, which could open the door for Isak to leave. As for Guehi, he is entering the final year of his contract; if Crystal Palace don’t sell him this summer, they risk losing both the player and a transfer fee next year.