Incredible statistic highlights Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp's new-found spending power

Liverpool have splashed the cash like never before in the last 12 months - and in particular this summer.

It's new to them. And it's new to Jurgen Klopp, reports the Liverpool Echo.

When Klopp arrived as Brendan Rodgers' replacement in 2015, he did so with a reputation for spending low and getting big rewards.

His team at Borussia Dortmund was much-loved for how cheap it had been assembled, with the likes of Mats Hummels, Ilkay Gundogan and Robert Lewandowski all leading the Bundesliga club to glory despite minuscule fees.

In fact, during Klopp's seven years at Westfalenstadion, he spent a total of £166.5million (according to the reputable Transfermarkt.co.uk ), on 29 players who moved for a transfer fee.

The £66.5million capture of Alisson moved Liverpool's summer spending to over £170million - meaning Klopp has spent more in one summer at Anfield than he did in his entire Dortmund career.

Granted, £52.75million of that money was spent on Naby Keita, with a deal for the Guinean agreed last summer.

Yet the final cost of the midfielder was unknown until the end of the 2017/18 campaign, with RB Leipzig's Europa League qualification sealing the final figure.

That move, along with Alisson, Fabinho (£39.3million) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£13.5million) sees the total cost of the four deals come to £170.5million.

Klopp therefore, has actually now spent £4million more than he did during his seven years with Dortmund.

It is a statistic which highlights how the tide has turned at Anfield - and how Klopp has decided to embrace the importance of spending in the modern game.

Though the Reds have recouped plenty from player sales in recent times - Philippe Coutinho the most obvious example in January - there is a clear shift in policy over the expenditure at Anfield.

The spending power of Klopp, and Liverpool, is now wholly apparent.