£46.2m Liverpool business has truly flown under the radar, Arne Slot is reaping the rewards

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Liverpool spent £446m on new arrivals during the summer transfer window, twice breaking the British transfer record when signing Florian Wirtz and then Alexander Isak.

Many asked throughout the summer how Liverpool could afford such an extravagant window, seeing as the Reds are not backed by Saudi Arabian funding or anything of the sort.

It was largely possible due to some frugal deals in the past. For instance, Liverpool made a £55m profit when selling Harvey Elliott and Ben Gannon-Doak to Aston Villa and Bournemouth recently.

Liverpool also made a profit of £46.2m on two other deals which have slipped under the radar.

Liverpool undoubtedly the big winners from Brentford double deal

In August 2024, Brentford opted to hand Liverpool £25m and £27.5m for the signings of Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho respectively.

The latter had only cost Liverpool £5m after moving from Fulham in May 2022.

In regards to Van den Berg, the Dutchman was a shrewd £1.3m signing from PEC Zwolle back in July 2019.

Despite neither player ever truly standing out at Anfield, Liverpool still managed to make a £46.2m profit from these dealings with Brentford.

Carvalho and Van den Berg – who has eyes on a return to Anfield – are still yet to really make an impact for the Bees as well, so Liverpool have not exactly been made to regret the sales of two promising talents either.

In some ways, it is reminiscent of the time Liverpool sold Christian Benteke and Mamadou Sakho to Crystal Palace for almost £60m – only for the pair to eventually fade into obscurity at Selhurst Park.

Arne Slot is now reaping the benefits of such frugality from FSG in the market, as it allowed the Dutchman to seriously bolster his squad and potentially create a dynasty at Anfield.

Liverpool also stand to benefit if Fabio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg improve

If the duo can end up becoming Premier League stars at Brentford, Liverpool also ensured they stand to benefit in the event of a major sale.

Liverpool negotiated a 17.5% sell-on clause in both deals, entitling them to almost a fifth of the fee if Brentford were to cash in on either Carvalho or Van den Berg.

People asked how Liverpool could afford to spend £446m on new signings during the summer, but the fact over £100m in profit arrived from smartly snapping up Elliott, Gannon-Doak, Carvalho and Van den Berg for minimal fees says it all.