Arne Slot speaking in a Liverpool press conference. (Image: Getty.)
subtly informed current owners that spending in the transfer market often equates to success in the , after was rumoured to be interested in buying the club.
Assessing the Reds’ next opponents, , Slot praised them but noted that it was not surprising that they were in the top four because of the amount of money that their owner has spent since promotion.
“If you look at the money they’ve spent, it’s not a complete surprise they are doing so well this season,” Slot said in his pre-match press conference.
The ambitious Evangelos Marinakis has not been afraid to splurge while in charge of Forest, spending over £300million on new players since returning to the top flight.
, meanwhile, have been conservative in the market since Slot took over from . Federico Chiesa was the only summer addition, despite Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili signing for £25m and going back to the Spanish club on loan.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have been under pressure for several years and their position was questioned once again by some supporters amid .
Elon Musk wants to buy Liverpool, according to his father. (Image: Getty)
Errol Musk, father of the world richest man, was asked on Times Radio whether his son would be interested in taking over from FSG and he replied: “I can’t comment on that, they’ll raise the price. Oh yes, [he has expressed a desire], but that doesn’t mean he’s buying it.
“He would like to yes, obviously. Anybody would want to – so would I! His grandmother was born in , and we have relatives in , and we were fortunate to know quite a lot of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family. So, we are attached to you know…”
Musk may be more willing to spend compared to FSG and back Slot as he competes for and glory, though the Dutchman first will need to get revenge on Forest to keep up momentum.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side inflicted Slot’s only league defeat since taking over at Anfield.
“The opening of a game is always very important, especially away from home,” Slot previewed. “The atmopshere will be fired up, especially from the start. It is important to not make that going even more.
“They don’t concede many goals but they don’t take many risks. They have a lot of players behind the ball and work really hard. That is something we have in common.
“They have centre-backs who can defend the box really well. We experienced this at Anfield where we hardly created a chance. They deserved to win. They made us play a poor game while they did really well in that game. We know it’s going to be tough.”