When Liverpool fans look around the Premier League and see the transferred business their nearest competitors are planning, they have every reason to be concerned.
Manchester United has agreed on a fee with Borussia Dortmund for Jadon Sancho, and are now considering a move for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, while Manchester City is interested in both Harry Kane and Jack Grealish.
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Chelsea is rumored to be interested in signing Erling Haaland, while Leicester City has already signed Patson Daka and Boubakary Soumare.
Of course, Jurgen Klopp has been no slouch in the transfer market, with the Reds moving quickly to get Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig back in May, but it hasn't stopped Liverpool fans from being concerned that their time may be left behind.
After all, their Premier League title defense collapsed after the New Year, and they finished 17 points behind City last season.
But, while Liverpool's competitors make their moves in the transfer market, it's unclear what else the Reds will do this summer.
A centre-back was their top objective, and they rushed to sign one once the season ended.
While fans may yearn for a new striker, a midfield replacement for Gini Wijnaldum, or even a new backup right-back, the impression is that Liverpool will wait until later in the window, after completing a number of outgoings, to make such moves.
Should that, however, come as a surprise?
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The Reds needed a centre-back and found one, with Klopp rightly pleased with what is often regarded as his best starting lineup.
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Firmino, Mane; Salah
Sure, a fully fit Joe Gomez or Joel Matip would start at center-back ahead of Konate, and there are others who would want Diogo Jota to start ahead of Firmino, but as things are, Liverpool's strongest line-up requires only minor surgery.
Their opponents, on the other hand, cannot be said to be in the same boat.
City requires a leading striker, Manchester United requires a right-winger and a center-back, and Chelsea, following Timo Werner's troubles in his first season in England, may require a forward as well.
And those are just the areas where public transfer action is taking place; a look at City's squad suggests they could use another left-back, while United could use another striker and central midfielder.
But this is why Liverpool's competitors are looking for big-money signings while the Reds aren't.
Klopp rectified his team's deficiencies in 2018 by signing Van Dijk for £75 million, Alisson for £65 million, and Fabinho for £39 million.
With his squad aging, he will need to invest more in the future, but that time is not now.
When it comes to upgrading his front three, for example, the German will have to make the correct decisions at the right time, but despite Mane and Firmino's poor campaigns last season, they have not been put out to pasture just yet.
As a result, Liverpool's best line-up remains virtually unchallenged, with plenty of depth behind it.
Sure, the Reds will bolster their depth by adding more players, just like they did when bringing in Jota last summer.
While injuries cost them dearly last season, such a circumstance was unprecedented, and it was the sole reason Klopp's team developed holes.
With the likes of Van Dijk and Henderson now back from their lay-offs, Liverpool’s squad is at its strongest once again with the Reds’ first-choice XI arguably an improvement on the sides that won the Champions League and Premier League.
As such, don’t expect to see Liverpool battle to spend big on a Sancho, Varane or any other big-name starter this summer.
Klopp already completed such necessary high-profile transfer activity three years ago.
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