Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has warned Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham ahead of the summer transfer window. In an exclusive interview with our sister site the Liverpool Echo, the 72-year-old hinted that Jurgen Klopp is ready to create a dynasty at Anfield through his "culture of winning."
The Reds have enjoyed a fruitful spell under the German boss' stewardship in recent years, with neither of London's clubs finishing above Liverpool in the Premier League for four successive seasons. Arming Klopp with tactically astute and financially sensible signings, Liverpool have gone from strength to strength, with only Manchester City in their way.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are all eager to narrow the gulf in class, with all of those sides reportedly likely to spend big this summer. As per the Telegraph, failure to qualify for next season’s Champions League won't prevent Arsenal from investing heavily in the first-team squad this summer.
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football.london also understand that there will be a summer rebuild job at the Gunners, with several players being targeted ahead of the transfer window. Mikel Arteta's targets include a marquee signing in Gabriel Jesus, with the Gunners confident of landing his signature.
Todd Boehly's consortium, who have agreed a £4.25billion deal to buy the west London club, are expected to 'push for A-list signings' to mark a new era at Stamford Bridge, according to the MailOnline. And, with the new ownership group eager to bolster the Blues armoury, The Telegraph indicate that, after player sales are taken into account, Thomas Tuchel is set to have £200million at his disposal to strengthen his side.
Meanwhile, Tottenham have been handed a major boost ahead of the upcoming transfer window, with Antonio Conte keen to build upon an exciting debut campaign in charge. Owners ENIC have pumped a £150m cash injection into the north London outfit as they look to challenge under the Italian next season.
Though, despite Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all rallying to combat Liverpool's dominance, the Reds' chairman says Fenway Sports Group owe a huge debt of gratitude to Klopp and will continue to back the German in the transfer market.
"So much of this is down to creating a culture of winning. We've said it before and we mean it, we want to win more trophies for our supporters," Werner said. "We want to be like the great teams in England and Europe. You can only do that by doing it brick by brick.
"The signing of Luis Diaz, for a long time people were asking why Liverpool weren't being more aggressive in the transfer market, but the fact is we had such an excellent team that it was important that if we signed someone they would play a significant amount."
