Simon Jordan believes that Liverpool must be admired for the good business done in the transfer market.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have forged a close rivalry with Manchester City in both domestic and European competitions with the two sides regarded among the strongest in world football.
With City pipping the Reds to the Premier League title and the Merseysiders winning the FA Cup and League Cup, there’s no doubt that the duo are at the top of their game.
However, with the net spend of Pep Guardiola’s side being significantly higher, Jordan and Jim White have been drawing comparisons on White and Jordan.
The ex-Palace chairman spoke of how City had a net spend of £108million last term, while Liverpool’s net spend was just £28million.
With Erling Haaland signing for £51million on Monday morning, Jordan was keen to discuss the difference between the sides and was full of praise for the way that Liverpool have steadily improved through shrewd transactions in the transfer market.
He told talkSPORT: “I don’t understand this argument that people get offended by.
“Net spend is the end game. If you’re running a business, it’s about what a business will cost you and so if someone spends £100million a year net spend and someone spends £20million a year net spend and they achieve the same thing, the team who spent less is a better run football club.
“The argument about Liverpool being under-scrutinised, well everyone is scrutinised and if you’re in one camp you’re going to say that you’re being more scrutinised than if you’re in the other, but as a matter of fact, Guardiola spends £100million a year net spend and Klopp spends £28million, and of course they’re neck and neck.
“If you want to run the argument about how many trophies you get from it, if you’re going to spend four times the amount of money in the same timespan as manager then you’re probably likely to achieve four times the outcome.
“It’s good business. They went and sold Coutinho for £142million and brought in Virgil van Dijk and brought in Alisson with other people’s money.”
Jordan added: “If what you spend and what you buy is how effective you are as an operation and Liverpool are able to sell players but still progress by using other people’s money, for the love of god surely that’s good and to be admired.
“Yeah they spend big money, but they spend money that other people have paid them to buy new players with.”
Source: Talk Sport