We simulated Liverpool's 2025/26 season with Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez in their squad to see what could happen.
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Liverpool's dream 2025 summer transfer window simulated as over £200million spent on new arrivals
Liverpool's dream 2025 summer transfer window simulated as over £200million spent on new arrivals(Image: Photo by Roy Lazet/Soccrates/Getty Images, Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images, Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images)
Liverpool have been busy in the summer transfer window, with the Reds' spending looking to exceed £200million as they look to defend their Premier League title next season.
After securing the signing of Jeremie Frimpong earlier this month, Liverpool have now agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz, with the two clubs settling on a whopping £116million transfer fee for the German international. But Liverpool's spending won't stop there, with Arne Slot looking to improve more areas of his squad before the new season gets underway.
Another name expected to move to Anfield is Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez, with Liverpool looking to add a new left-back to their ranks this summer. So, if Liverpool were to have the perfect transfer window, how could they perform with these new faces in their side next season? Let's take a look...
Liverpool's 2025/26 season simulated with Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong
To complete this simulation, we used Football Manager 2024 to sign Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen and Kerkez from Bournemouth, taking the Reds' spending over £200million. Giorgi Mamardashvili was also added to the squad after signing for the club in the last summer transfer window. We then simulated the 2025/26 season to see what could happen.
Liverpool had plenty of standout players in the 2025/26 season, with Mohamed Salah once again the Reds' best player. The Egyptian scored 17 goals and grabbed eight assists while averaging a rating of 7.61 per game - the highest in Slot's side.
Liverpool's best players from the 2025/26 season
Liverpool's best players from the 2025/26 season(Image: Football Manager 24)
Wirtz was the best of the new signings, with the German scoring 13 goals and grabbing 11 assists in 42 games. Kerkez was just behind him in terms of average rating per game, with the defender making 43 appearances, while Frimpong was also impressive, making 41 appearances and grabbing nine goal contributions across all competitions.
At the end of the 2025/26 season, Football Manager 2024 put together an overall best Liverpool XI, based on performances, statistics, and other metrics. This is what it looked like:
Liverpool's best XI from the 2025/26 season
Liverpool's best XI from the 2025/26 season(Image: Football Manager 24)
Full Liverpool best XI: (4-2 -3-1): Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Diaz.
All three of the new signings made Liverpool's best XI, with Wirtz starting behind Luis Diaz in the attack while Cody Gakpo was deployed on the left. Frimpong beat Conor Bradley to the right-back spot, while Alisson remained the Reds' number one, with Mamardashvili only featuring in cup competitions or whenever Alisson was injured.
In the Premier League, Liverpool actually improved on their title-winning campaign as they earned more points than the previous season, but Manchester City improved even more as Pep Guardiola's side lifted the Premier League trophy.
Liverpool finished second in the Premier League
Liverpool finished second in the Premier League(Image: Football Manager 24)
27 wins, four draws and seven defeats saw Slot's side end the season with 85 points, three fewer than City in first and seven more than Arsenal in third. Liverpool had the best defensive record in the league and the second-best attacking record, but too many defeats in the early parts of the season proved costly in the long run.
But, it wasn't the end of the world though, with Liverpool winning a seventh Champions League trophy and the FA Cup. After beating Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Manchester City on their way to the final, goals from Wirtz, Salah, and Ryan Gravenberch saw Slot's side beat Real Madrid 3-1 to win the competition.
A 2-0 loss to Arsenal ended their Carabao Cup run in the quarter-finals, but Liverpool got their revenge, beating the Gunners 1-0 in the FA Cup final to end the season with two trophies.