Liverpool have splashed out to defend their Premier League title as champions but face stiff competition from an Arsenal side desperate to shake off their tag as nearly men and a rejuvenated Manchester City.<\/p>\n
After storming to a record-equaling 20th English top-flight title in Arne Slot’s first season in charge, Liverpool have looked to build from a position of strength during a summer marked by tragedy.<\/p>\n
Portuguese forward Diogo Jota was killed in a car accident alongside his brother last month, plunging the club into mourning, said AFP.<\/p>\n
Tributes to Jota will continue throughout the season with “Forever 20” — his shirt number, which the club have now retired — printed on Liverpool’s jerseys.<\/p>\n
The Reds have already spent \u00a3260 million ($350 million) on Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong.<\/p>\n
However, after the departures of Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez, they are not yet done in strengthening their forward line and are expected to launch a fresh bid for Alexander Isak, with Newcastle demanding a British transfer record fee for the Swedish striker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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