The first graph shows the amount paid out by Liverpool to bring in new players in each season. These are the figures quoted in the accounts, not necessarily the figures quoted in the press, or on the www.soccerbase.com site.
Over the period shown Liverpool paid out £323m on new players. Over the last four seasons shown the total amount spent on bringing in new players is £227m. Since the last accounts roughly £47m further has been spent. These are huge numbers, and show that the club have backed the manager to the highest level possible.
As well as buying players Liverpool sell them. If the amount of money they are sold for is greater than the book value of the players it is viewed as profit, and helps to reduce the net cost of bringing in new players. The graph below shows the net amount paid each season, this beings the 9 year cost down to £80m.
Also shown on this graph is the amortisation (look on the "amortisation" page for an explanation !!!). This shows a rough average of the running costs of buying players. Currently this is over £30m a year, a very high figure.
