Liverpool have developed a knack of finding value in the transfer market in recent years – whether spending big money or looking for low-budget options.
Jurgen Klopp has combined high-profile, big-money, hugely successful signings like Virgil van Dijk and Alisson with several canny arrivals bought in for modest fees since he took charge at Anfield, but he also benefitted from some bargains signed before his time.
We’ve picked out nine of the best, picked up for less than £10million, all signed since Liverpool won the Champions League under Rafa Benitez in 2005.
Divock Origi – £10m
When Liverpool signed Origi from Lille in 2014, he was seen as one of the bright young stars of the Belgian national team and was expected to become a prolific goalscorer.
Scoring 40 goals from 172 appearances and being sent out for an unsuccessful spell at Wolfsburg in 2017 would suggest he hasn’t fulfilled his potential and definitely shouldn’t be on this list.
On the other hand, he scored twice as Liverpool turned around a three-goal deficit to beat Barcelona in a Champions League semi before putting away the clincher in the final. Enough said.
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Philippe Coutinho – £8.5m
The Brazilian looked a lost boy at Inter before turning into a superstar on Merseyside. Liverpool benefitted from the best years of Coutinho’s career to date, enjoying regular superb long-range strikes and match-winning individual displays.
While his five years at the club were memorable, it’s in the transfer market that this bit of business stands out.
The Reds sold him to Barcelona for more than 10 times what they originally paid for him, and that colossal £130million fee helped them fund the purchases on which they built their 2019 Champions League win and 2020 Premier League title triumph.
Andrew Robertson – £8m
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