5 reasons why Liverpool will not win the EPL this year?

The transfer window of this summer has been the biggest in the history of the game. While Neymar's deal has shattered the transfer record, Manchester City have also broken the record for signing the most expensive defender ever.

Among them, Liverpool haven’t entirely gone with the trend as their only major signing this window has been Mohamed Salah. They have also bought a talented striker in Dominic Solanke and left-back, Andrew Robertson from Hull.

Which brings me to the conclusion that the Merseyside outfit just haven’t done enough to be considered as title challengers – and here are 5 reasons why they won’t win the Premier League title this season…

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#5 Poor defence

It is actually quite astounding as to how Liverpool managed to finish top four with that bunch of defenders. This was a team that once had one of the best centre-back pairings in Jamie Carragher and Sami Hyppia, but are now reduced to inconsistent players like Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip.

While the latter could yet turn out to be a good defender for the Reds, the former hasn’t really convinced in his time at Anfield. The Merseyside outfit have vehemently chased Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk this season, but his arrival still hangs in the balance as the new season knocks on the door.

Oh, and let’s not even talk about the quandary that Liverpool’s full-back area is. While James Milner did an admirable job as a makeshift left-back, you really can’t expect a team to win the Premier League title with that defence.

Defence wins you titles – and Liverpool’s defence is just far behind the other top teams in England.

#4 Mediocre midfield

Lallana and Henderson are Liverpool's key midfielders

The trio of Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum might have had their moments last season, but were rendered ineffective against teams that found out their weaknesses – which is a lack of bite.

The usage of Emre Can has been phenomenally underwhelming as the German now seems to be on his way out of Liverpool. Add to that the fact their creative hub from midfield, Adam Lallana, is facing an injury layoff that keeps him out for most of the beginning of the season, the quagmire just gets worse.

Jurgen Klopp targeted Naby Keita to solve the midfield conundrum, but it seems as though the runners-up of last year’s Bundesliga are not going to sell their star man – even if he is unhappy at the club. So far, it doesn’t feel like they are looking for alternatives, which makes it all the more worse.

#3 Heavy metal

They will blaze like a matchstick that just caught fire, but then extinguish the moment a gust of wind blows over

Jurgen Klopp once said that he prefers gung-ho approach that resonates the very ethos of heavy metal in his team’s style of play. At the beginning of last season, it felt as though Liverpool were running away with the league title. Klopp’s men played some fascinating all-guns-blazing football and raged forward like a raging bull.

But then the toll of playing in such a high-octane style took the juice out of the players and Klopp’s heavy metal sounded more like country music adorned with crappy lyrics. By the turn of the year, the players seemed burned out and there wasn’t sufficient depth to carry out the style that Klopp likes.

Given that the Reds haven’t really signed players that would have increased their strength in depth, they are going to face a similar fate this season. They will blaze like a matchstick that just caught fire, but then extinguish the moment a gust of wind blows over.

#2 Other teams have strengthened

With moves for both Virgil Van Dijk and Naby Keita stalling, Liverpool find themselves severely depleted over major areas

This is perhaps the greatest reasons as to why the Reds won’t win the Premier League come May next year. Except for Tottenham Hotspur, every other team in the top 6 have strengthened way more than the Merseyside outfit.

The worst part? They are still not done. Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham are expected to make more signings before the window slams shut. Heck, even Everton have splashed the cash this summer and Arsenal are also expected to close two or three deals before September.

Which puts Liverpool further behind their rivals. With moves for both Virgil Van Dijk and Naby Keita stalling, Liverpool find themselves severely depleted over major areas in the squad. If they manage to sign both the aforementioned players, then the whole story could be different.

But so far, things are looking bleak for Klopp and his team.

#1 FSG

The full form of FSG is Fenway Sports Group – and it happens to be a company that owns Liverpool. Ever since taking over the club in 2010, the club haven’t exactly turned back the glory years as the fans were promised.

While it is true that Liverpool have broken their transfer record twice in that time period, most of the players that were bought weren’t exactly world-beaters. Luis Suarez and Mohamed Salah were world class players at the time of arrival, the same can’t be said for the others.

They did sign some wonderful talents, but going the extra mile to become title challengers is something that FSG are yet to show. This is one of the reasons why the fans are disgruntled at the owners. The fact that the other clubs have been ruthless in their approach and have got their main transfer targets further adds to their frustration.

Signing Keita and Van Dijk would be going the extra mile, but if history is used as a witness here, then it feels like the fans will be left dissatisfied by the end of the window.