Salah defends former team-mates after 'disrespectful' comparison to new signings

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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has defended his former teammates after a fan social media page claimed the Reds have produced the "biggest upgrade in football history" on two attacking stars.

The X account implied that Liverpool had seriously upgraded on the attacking options of Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez by bringing in Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak for a combined £241m.

But Salah called for more respect for Diaz and Nunez, who delivered a Premier League title for Arne Slot's side.

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He quoted the post and said: "How about we celebrate the great signings without disrespecting the PL champions?"

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Isak arrived at Liverpool late on Deadline Day after a transfer saga that had rumbled on throughout the summer. He cost the Reds £125m - a British transfer record.

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He is currently with the Sweden squad ahead of their World Cup qualifiers. If he plays, it will be his first minutes of the season after he refused to feature for Newcastle in a bid to engineer an exit.

Wirtz joined before the start of the season for £116m and has started in each Premier League game so far. He was taken off late on with a knock against Arsenal on Super Sunday.

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Diaz left Liverpool for Bayern Munich earlier in the window for £65m, with Wirtz seen as his replacement. Darwin Nunez moved to Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal, and Isak will now wear his vacated No 9 shirt.

Between them, Diaz and Nunez made almost 300 appearances for Liverpool.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher replied to Salah's quote on X with a red heart emoji, suggesting he agrees with the forward's sentiments.

Carragher: Isak, Wissa sagas could lead to sad days for football

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Jamie Carragher reacts to Liverpool completing the move for Alexander Isak on deadline day and analyses how Arne Slot may line-up going forward

Carragher believes the Isak and Yoane Wissa transfer sagas could lead to a "sad day for football" in the future - after both strikers effectively went on strike in order to gain their moves.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, Carragher said: "You look at Guehi, who conducted himself fantastically well and still feels a fan favourite with the Palace supporters and the manager speaking highly of him as well. He will have to wait maybe until January now or next summer to get that move.

"Other players in this position in a year's time will look at how Isak and Wissa have gone about it and how that gives them a greater opportunity to get out - and that would be a sad day for football. Because I don't think it's been great how both players have conducted themselves.

"I have no issue with players wanting to leave a club - transfers happen and it's part and parcel of the game. It's understandable that those two players want to move on and play for bigger clubs to give them a better chance for their careers and to win more silverware, or maybe gain more money.

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Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool will be disappointed with missing out on Marc Guehi but says Alexander Isak was more important

"But I can't help but think that if someone is putting thousands of pounds in your bank account every week, you should be training and playing.

"But would both those players have moved if that wasn't the case? We don't know. Both players have not got what they want, you have to move on for that. Let's see what happens for both players for Liverpool and Newcastle respectively."

WATCH: How Isak's move to Liverpool unfolded on Deadline Day

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Alexander Isak's move from Newcastle was edging closer and he was seen leaving Liverpool's training ground on Deadline Day

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Liverpool's announcement video of Alexander Isak after £125m transfer from Newcastle

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Newcastle released a 37-word statement to announce the exit of Alexander Isak to Liverpool

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How Liverpool funded their record-breaking £446m window

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After Liverpool confirmed the signing of Alexander Isak for £125m, Sky Sports News discussed how the Reds funded a record-breaking summer

In a summer which saw Premier League clubs spend unprecedented sums, it was Liverpool who led the way with British-record-breaking deals.

In total, Liverpool spent £446m - the most ever spent by a Premier League club in a single window, eclipsing the £434.5m spent by Chelsea in the summer of 2023.

Already top of the Premier League again, the champions completed the three biggest transfers of the summer - Alexander Isak for a record £125m, Florian Wirtz for £116.5m and Hugo Ekitike for £79m.

In fact, the landmark fee for Isak was more than 10 Premier League clubs spent in the entire window.

But how, in the era of PSR, did the champions finance such a huge transfer spend?

Here, Sky Sports' Peter Smith takes a look at the summer of spending...

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Richard Hughes took on the seemingly impossible job when agreeing to become Liverpool sporting director in March last year.

This summer the Scot has broken the British transfer record by signing Alexander Isak, while overseeing the biggest transfer spend in the club's history.

This is how he did it.