Rating each of Liverpool's signings from record spree

Rating each of Liverpool's signings from record spreeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak (right) were only on the pitch together for 618 minutesByAadam PatelFootball reporterPublished2 minutes agoCommentsIn 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 this 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 in 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.Alexander Isak - DIsak 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 ruling him out for three months and other minor issues affecting his availability.Isak netted 54 goals from 86 appearances in the Premier League for Newcastle but scored just three times in 14 top-flight appearances for Liverpool, albeit six of those games were from off the bench. "Availability is the best ability", the saying goes, and Liverpool need Isak to play a lot more than the 1,033 minutes he managed in 2025-26, especially with Ekitike out for a long period. When fit, Isak showed flashes of his class - such as the touch and finish against Crystal Palace - and a prime task for Liverpool next season will be to improve their ability to get their central str...