Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has already shipped out these 18 players this summer

“I have the first and the last word on transfers.”

So said Jurgen Klopp when he was unveiled as Liverpool manager last October.

And if that’s the case then Herr Klopp has been a busy little bee this summer – especially when it comes to shipping players out of the club.

He has spent money, bringing in goalkeeper Loris Karius from Mainz 04, defender Ragnar Klavan from Augsburg, as well as Southampton’s Sadio Mané, Newcastle’s Giorginio Wijnaldum, Joël Matip from Schalke, and reserve keeper Alex Manninger.

But perhaps it’s indicative of just how much Klopp felt he needed to change things from the Brendan Rodgers regime that he has sent out 18 players this summer.

Admittedly some are youth team players going out on loan, but that’s still more outgoings than any other Premier League side this summer, aside from Chelsea – but we’ll discount them because of their ludicrous conveyor belt of loan deals.

Here’s a full run down:

1. Allan Rodrigues de Souza (Hertha Berlin, Loan)

#LFC can confirm Allan Rodrigues de Souza has today joined @HerthaBSC on a season-long loan: https://t.co/pIcSawOZN3 pic.twitter.com/2Bwx1MByIW

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 5, 2016

2. Joe Allen (Stoke City, £13m)

3. Ádám Bogdán (Wigan Athletic, Loan)

4. Sergi Canós (Norwich City, £2.5m)

#LFC can confirm @sergicanos has joined @NorwichCityFC on a permanent transfer: https://t.co/sBCpnqkpyN pic.twitter.com/WOlp90Ni7F

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 13, 2016

5. José Enrique (Released)

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6. Jon Flanagan (Burnley, Loan)

#LFC can today confirm that @jon_flan93 has joined @BurnleyOfficial on a season-long loan: https://t.co/b8ZJf88nam pic.twitter.com/r2Cld9CMFU

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 5, 2016

7. Ryan Fulton (Chesterfield, Loan)

8. Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth, £15m (est.))

BREAKING: #afcb complete the signing of Jordon Ibe from #lfc! More: https://t.co/ZMf9T3U3r3 pic.twitter.com/1ZDNKnL4td

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) July 14, 2016

9. Ryan Kent (Barnsley, Loan)

10. Jordan Rossiter (Rangers, Compensation)

https://twitter.com/jordan_rossiter/status/731886381534990341

11. Jerome Sinclair (Watford, £4m (est.))

OFFICIAL: Jerome Sinclair has signed a five-year deal with #watfordfc. More info: https://t.co/3f6RShmshT pic.twitter.com/WeyJaPUwbf

— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) June 30, 2016

12. Martin Škrtel (Fenerbahçe, £5m (est.))

13. Brad Smith (Bournemouth, £6m (est.))

Best of luck to @bradsmith_94, who today completes a permanent move to AFC Bournemouth: https://t.co/L8WVLxG128 pic.twitter.com/RgAXxOzuWc

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 27, 2016

14. João Carlos Teixeira (FC Porto, Compensation)

15. Kolo Touré (Celtic, Free)

16. Lawrence Vigoroux (Swindon Town, £408,000)

#LFC Academy goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux completes a permanent transfer to Swindon Town: https://t.co/bHU9Jc95zb pic.twitter.com/g1Sz297I05

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 1, 2016

17. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town, Loan)

18. Samed Yeşil (Released)

And then there’s this guy:

And this guy, who won’t be far behind him:

pic.twitter.com/knykAZ43WK

— Mario Balotelli (@FinallyMario) July 31, 2016