A title and a war chest?

[BBC] In the final part of our special Liverpool Q&A, we focus on the summer transfer window and how the Reds can aim for in Andoni Iraola's first season. Chris asked: Do you think Liverpool can challenge for the league next season? Aadam: It will be a tough ask, for sure. Arsenal will surely start the season as favourites, while Manchester City showed they aren't far off - though, of course, it remains to be seen how they will fare without Pep Guardiola. If Liverpool recruit smartly and aren't hampered by injuries then optimism will only grow if life starts well under Iraola. But there are a lot of ifs. Arne Slot was sacked with Liverpool believing that Iraola would help them re-establish themselves at the pinnacle of English and European football. Even if they don't challenge for the title in 2026-27, then the expectation will certainly be there for seasons to come. [Getty Images] Jason asked: This will be a tough job for Iraola considering this will be his first season at a massive club with a major rebuild. I hope our fans don't judge too quickly, like with Slot's rebuild which didn't go to plan. Will Liverpool have the significant war chest to go head to head with other top clubs, considering the standard of the outgoing first-teamers? Aadam: A "significant war chest" may be an overstatement but Liverpool certainly have money to spend. With Mohamed Salah leaving on a free, about £20m is available when you consider his wages alone. The club also achieved record revenues of more than £700m during their title-winning season in 2024-25, and qualifying for the Champions League again will certainly help. As per the club model, Liverpool are likely to have to sell players in order to buy more. It won't be like last summer when they broke the record for the most money spent by a Premier League club in a transfer window, but the expectation is that Liverpool will definitely spend well this window. Scroll down this page to find three more posts containing answers from Aadam.