Richard Hughes takes charge by BLOCKING two Liverpool exits

Richard Hughes laid down the law at Liverpool by blocking two exits, much to the frustrations of the players.

Liverpool's transfer business has been limited in 2024/25. Only Federico Chiesa was added to the squad, with Giorgi Mamardashvili signed on a delay of one year.

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In terms of outgoings, there were a few but Liverpool only really sold players who hadn't been a part of the first-team squad. Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho, for instance, both joined Brentford for fairly substantial fees.

Really, though, Liverpool decided to keep the same squad that Jurgen Klopp had. Arne Slot wasn't given anything particularly shiny to work with (given how often Federico Chiesa has played) but the Reds also didn't take anything away.

Adrian, Thiago and Joel Matip all left on free transfers at the end of the campaign but none of them contributed much to last season. The latter two retired, in fact.

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And so it's been a deliberate plan by Richard Hughes to keep things intact. Much to the frustration of at least two players.

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As per the Mirror, Liverpool rejected offers to sell Caoimhin Kelleher last summer. That left the player 'frustrated' as he was eager to depart for first-team football.

And he's not the only player who didn't like Liverpool's decision to keep them. Football Insider reports that Darwin Nunez was 'unhappy' that he wasn't allowed to move to Saudi Arabia in January.

Anfield Watch exclusively broke the news that Nunez had an offer from Saudi Arabia. Liverpool, though, didn't want to sell mid-season as they're chasing major trophies.

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They're brave moves from Hughes, at the end of the day. He's potentially leaving a lot of money on the table, with Nunez almost certainly getting lower offers in the summer.

Kelleher, too, enters the final year of his contract. That naturally reduces his value.

But if it results in the Premier League trophy, no one will regret a thing. Hughes took charge here, holding onto players who wanted out.

And it was absolutely the right thing to do.

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