Fair comment. The truth is we don’t know what the budget is for summer. And the priorities as I see it would be:
Midfielder
Midfielder
Central Defender
There could be numerous permutations for that trio, depending on the budget.
Touching the attack is way down the pecking order, especially in light of recent investment in that part of the team. The discussion on Jota seems speculative. If he stays, great, as he is a good player. If he does go, then it should be for a very good fee, and to my mind we would need to add an attacker or we will be short up top.
I would think if any player is subject to a silly bid like Barca did for Coutinho, it would be Salah. I always said that when Salah extended his contract, it was not just because Mane left but also to protect his value. If he continues this red hot form now, you can see PSG being tempted to spend 100m on Salah at least. But yes I think most of us want the main 4 to stay especially Firmino is leaving but like some said, it’s only prudent to anticipate such scenarios where someone bids ridiculous money and we can move quickly to capture opportunities to replace.
Edit: and not just ridiculous money, the player must want to leave. Klopp does not like to force players to leave just because it benefits us financially
Market determines…scarcity of product…very few people have the skills and physical attributes and abilities to do what they do. At the very top level they are almost superhuman. That’s what you pay for.
What should be questioned far more is things like CEO salaries because those are definitely not deserved