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Liverpool have a big summer ahead with Trent Alexander-Arnold, pictured left, one of a several players who could leave Arne Slot's team(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool have nine matches to go to cement themselves as Premier League champions for 2024/25, a testament to the foundations laid by Jurgen Klopp before his departure last summer and since built upon by Arne Slot.

Yet, cracks are beginning to show in a structure that may require attentive work over the summer if things don't go the Reds' way.

Having suffered for a brief period during which they fell away from the Premier League title fight and Europe's elite, Liverpool are back on top and well-placed to lift the English title for a joint-record 20th time in their history.



Top contributor in front of goal Mohamed Salah, captain Virgil van Dijk and vice captain Trent Alexander-Arnold could all depart with solutions yet to be found.

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The latter, especially, has created a lot of noise in recent days with claims of Real Madrid actively working to break up the band.

Lesson learned throughout the campaign have also only strengthened ideas that certain areas of the Liverpool squad need fixing before we start again for 2025/26.

Reach PLC's Business of Football writer Dave Powell has had a look at Liverpool's financial position ahead of what could prove to be a vital summer at Anfield.

"For Liverpool fans the phrase ‘next summer’ is something that has long been bandied around rather sarcastically online," Powell said.

"Fenway Sports Group’s ownership of the Reds hasn’t always been universally popular.

While it looks like a new right back to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold will be a near certainty given his expected switch to Real Madrid, just how active the Reds need to be in the market depends on the ability to tie down Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah to new deals, the two vital parts of the Reds machine also the two highest earners and able to walk away for free this summer should they so wish.

"The club made a £57m loss for 2023/24 despite record revenues of £614m, but that was for a season without Champions League football and without other sums such as summer concerts (the three sell-out Taylor Swift performances came after financial year end) and increased merit payments for a higher finish in the Premier League.

"Liverpool, despite their last-16 exit to Paris Saint-Germain in this season’s Champions League, had a superb record in the revamped league phase, and their total money accumulated from prize money, broadcast sums and additional matchday revenue will be in the region of £100m.