Liverpool and Chelsea got to two domestic finals last year. Chelsea had a fight to finish top 4. Liverpool fought for the league and got to the final of Champions Lesgue. Both had woeful seasons this year. 3 of the 4 who finished in the top 4 last year failed to do so this year. Teams that finished in top 4 this season will likely find it tough to finish top 4 next. City are the outlier. Very competitive outside them.
You’re very gullible if you believe the transfer fees City release to the public. There’s a reason they breached FFP rules at least 115 times. Haaland is also on about 850k a week.