Revealed: How much departures of Jurgen Klopp & coaching team cost Liverpool - as Premier League giants announce record pre-tax loss of £57m

German tactician Klopp brought his Premier League title-winning tenure at Anfield to a close in the summer of 2024. His contract on Merseyside was due to run for another two years, with the Reds agreeing to the early termination of said terms.

Sanctioning that exit did not come cheap, with Klopp and his backroom team pocketing £9.6m ($12m) between them. That sum contributed to Liverpool posting record losses through to the end of the 2023-24 campaign.

Club revenue did increase to a record high £614m ($774m), as the Reds savoured another Carabao Cup triumph, while commercial revenue has reached £308m ($388m) courtesy of lucrative deals struck with the likes of UP, Google Pixel and Peloton.

The lack of Champions League football did, however, cost Liverpool dear. Media revenue dipped by £38m ($m) as a result, while administrative costs rose from £562m to £600m ($756m). Bank debt has fallen slightly, while matchday revenue has risen by £22m to £102m ($129m) thanks to the redeveloped Anfield Road Stand.

Wages remain high, though, with that bill going up to £386m ($486m) despite the likes of Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain departing. Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo were among those acquired.

Liverpool’s efforts in 2024-25 should help to get them out of the red and back in the black, with Arne Slot closing in on a Premier League title triumph during his first season at the helm. The Reds are also into the last-16 of the Champions League and another Carabao Cup final.