Liverpool FC news: Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike - rating all signings in record spree

Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak had contrasting first seasons at Anfield In Arne Slot's first summer at Anfield in 2024, Liverpool bought only Federico Chiesa - yet the Reds won the Premier League title in the season that followed. In contrast, last summer they splashed out £415m - setting a new record for the amount spent by a club in a window - as Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni were signed. Yet Liverpool finished the season with 24 points fewer than they did last term - the worst season-to-season swing of any team in the league - and none of the summer signings started their last game against Brentford. Slot expects a "little transition" this summer but nothing "drastic". After a turbulent season that saw Liverpool confirm Champions League qualification only on the last day, BBC Sport grades each of last summer's signings. Isak arrived with high expectations after forcing his way out of Newcastle United to join for a record fee of £125m. But the Sweden striker has endured a year to forget, with a serious ankle injury that included a fibula fracture ruling him out for three months and other smaller issues affecting hi