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While Liverpool have been rightly praised for their recruiting work in recent years, they have also made some mistakes in the transfer market.
The Reds completed some questionable deals with Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson and Brendan Rodgers before Jurgen Klopp turned things around.
We’ve ranked Liverpool’s last 10 summer transfer windows from worst to best.
10. 2014-15
After selling Luis Suárez to Barcelona in 2014, Liverpool made a series of costly mistakes in the transfer market.
Mario Balotelli and Lazar Markovic cost a combined £ 36 million, but managed only three Premier League goals between them.
Javier Manquillo and Alberto Moreno were unable to solve Liverpool’s defensive problems, but Emre Can and Divock Origi proved good value for money.
The Reds also signed Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert from Southampton, although the latter was sold after just one season.
9. 2012-13
Brendan Rodgers worked with Joe Allen and Fabio Borini in Swansea before taking the couple to Anfield in the summer of 2012.
Allen was often a divisive figure among Liverpool supporters and Borini managed just three goals in 38 appearances for the club.
The fact that Nuri Sahin, Oussama Assaidi and Samed Yesil made a combined 19 Premier League appearances for Liverpool tells you everything you need to know.
8. 2010-11
Roy Hodgson’s first summer transfer window as Liverpool manager also turned out to be his last and it’s not hard to see why.
Raul Meireles completed a £ 10.7 million move to Liverpool in 2010 and was surprisingly voted the PFA fan’s Player of the Year in his debut season.
Christian Poulsen, Paul Konchesky, Brad Jones, Danny Wilson, Jonjo Shelvey, Milan Jovanovic and Joe Cole also arrived and had as little impact as the man who signed them.
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7. 2013-14
Mamadou Sakho arrived from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2013 and enjoyed a promising debut season before falling down the pecking order.
Simon Mignolet was Liverpool’s first goalkeeper for three seasons, while Kolo Touré became a cult hero during his time at Anfield.
But Iago Aspas, Luis Alberto, Tiago Ilori, Victor Moses and Aly Cissokho failed to establish themselves as first-team regulars.
6. 2011-12
Stewart Downing was Liverpool’s big signing in the summer of 2011, but failed to register a goal or assist in his debut Premier League campaign for the club.
Fellow signings Charlie Adam, José Enrique, Doni, Sebastian Coates and Craig Bellamy also failed to make much of an impact at Anfield.
Jordan Henderson proved to be the only success story of this transfer window, ultimately captaining the Merseyside club to Champions League and Premier League glory.
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5. 2019-20
Liverpool made a profit from the transfers in the summer of 2019 after selling Danny Ings to Southampton for £ 20 million.
Adrian was hired on a free transfer to replace Simon Mignolet, while Sepp van den Berg and Harvey Elliot were future signings.
Despite their limited investment, Liverpool still clinched their 18th Premier League title in 2019-20, so we doubt there are too many complaints.
4. 2015-16
After selling Raheem Sterling to Manchester City for £ 49 million in 2015, Brendan Rodgers reinvested that money into new signings, with mixed success.
Christian Benteke did not live up to expectations at Anfield, while Nathaniel Clyne and Danny Ings were plagued with injury problems.
But the crafty signings of Joe Gomez, James Milner and Roberto Firmino helped lay the groundwork for the next coach …
3. 2016-17
Jurgen Klopp made six signings in the summer of 2016 and began shaping the Liverpool squad in his image before his first full season at the helm.
Since signing from Southampton and Newcastle respectively, Sadio Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum have been an integral part of Klopp’s team.
The coach also brought in four players from the Bundesliga: Joel Matip, Ragnar Klavan, Loris Karius and Alexander Manninger.
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2. 2018-19
After losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League final, Liverpool made some big signings in 2018.
Klopp addressed his problematic position with the addition of Alisson from Roma, who has transformed his rearguard into one of the best in Europe.
Fabinho and Naby Keita helped strengthen his midfield, but Xherdan Shaqiri has been a secondary player for the Reds in the past two seasons.
1. 2017-18
The summer of 2017 turned out to be a real turning point for the Reds under Klopp.
Liverpool spent £ 34m to sign Mohamed Salah from Roma and the winger has lived up to his price, scoring 94 goals in 153 appearances across all competitions at the time of writing.
Andy Robertson came from relegated Hull City on an £ 8 million deal and has since become one of the best left-backs in the world.
The Reds also signed Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain from Arsenal on the day of the deadline, and he has recovered from a serious injury to become a key contributor in the middle of the park.
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