Signings under FSG

[Insidious]

Will update this in time, just wanted to have somewhere to see it all at a glance should any of it be relevant for reference in other threads - info from the Echo.

Amazing looking back at some names, also love the (overall) rise and rise of quality of those coming in.

January 2011

Luis Suarez (£22.8m, Ajax)
Andy Carroll (£35m, Newcastle United)

Summer 2011

Jordan Henderson (£16m, Sunderland)
Charlie Adam (£6.75m, Blackpool)
Alexander Doni (free)
Stewart Downing (£18.5m, Aston Villa)
Jose Enrique (£6m, Newcastle United)
Sebastian Coates (£4.9m, Nacional)
Craig Bellamy (free)

January 2012

Jordon Ibe (£500,000, Wycombe Wanderers)
Joao Carlos Teixeira (£830,000, Sporting Lisbon)

Summer 2012

Fabio Borini (£10.4m, Roma)
Joe Allen (£15m, Swansea City)
Oussama Assaidi (£3m, Heerenveen)
Nuri Sahin (loan, Real Madrid)
Samed Yesil (£1m, Bayer Leverkusen)

January 2013

Daniel Sturridge (£12m, Chelsea)
Philippe Coutinho (£8.5m, Inter Milan)

Summer 2013

Luis Alberto (£6.8m, Sevilla)
Iago Aspas (£7m, Celta Vigo)
Simon Mignolet (£9m, Sunderland)
Kolo Toure (free)
Aly Cissokho (loan, Valencia)
Mamadou Sakho (£15m, Paris Saint-Germain)
Tiago Ilori (£3.5m, Sporting Lisbon)
Victor Moses (loan, Chelsea)

Summer 2014

Rickie Lambert (£4.5m, Southampton)
Adam Lallana (£25m, Southampton)
Emre Can (£9.5m, Bayer Leverkusen)
Kevin Stewart (free)
Lazar Markovic (£19.8m, Benfica)
Dejan Lovren (£20m, Southampton)
Divock Origi (£9.8m, Lille)
Javier Manquillo (loan, Atletico Madrid)
Alberto Moreno (£12m, Sevilla)
Mario Balotelli (£16m, AC Milan)

Summer 2015

Joe Gomez (£6m, Charlton Athletic)
Adam Bogdan (free)
Danny Ings (£8m, Burnley)
James Milner (free)
Nathaniel Clyne (£12.5m, Southampton)
Roberto Firmino (£29m, Hoffenheim)
Christian Benteke (£32.5m, Aston Villa)
Allan (£500,000, Internacional)

January 2016

Marko Grujic (£5.1m, Red Star Belgrade)
Steven Caulker (loan, QPR)
Kamil Grabara (£250,000, Ruch Chorzow)

Summer 2016

Sadio Mane (£30m, Southampton)
Loris Karius (£4.7m, Mainz)
Joel Matip (free)
Ragnar Klavan (£4.2m, Augsburg)
Alex Manninger (free)
Gini Wijnaldum (£25m, Newcastle United)

Summer 2017

Mohamed Salah (£36.9m, Roma)
Dominic Solanke (undisclosed fee, Chelsea)
Andy Robertson (£10m, Hull City)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£35m, Arsenal)

January 2018

Virgil van Dijk (£75m, Southampton)

Summer 2018

Naby Keita (£52.75m, RB Leipzig)
Fabinho (£39.3m, Monaco)
Xherdan Shaqiri (£12.85m, Stoke City)
Alisson Becker (£65m, Roma)

Summer 2019

Harvey Elliott (tribunal fee, Fulham)
Sepp van den Berg (£1.3m, PEC Zwolle)
Adrian (free)

January 2020

Takumi Minamino (£7.25m, Red Bull Salzburg)

[LFC vs PFC]

Wow, summer 2014. Talk about scatter gun approach.

[CCTV]

2 years without a top addition :(

If only there was someone they could spend a tonne of money on, due to the corona impact on transfer values its ever more difficult with it knocking millions off player values.

[miller0863]

But look at 2018, has anyone ever bought five such high profile players in one year and got them all absolutely spot on.

[ianlfc]

By the looks of it the failure of Balotelli was a turning point on our transfers. Something major changed and literary everything after they touched turned to Gold.

[teesred]

Summer 2012. Wow that was bleak. As bad as my holiday in Bulgaria at the time.

[Insidious]

But look at 2018, has anyone ever bought five such high profile players in one year and got them all absolutely spot on.

Amazing work that year, absolutely.

[Kev0909]

But look at 2018, has anyone ever bought five such high profile players in one year and got them all absolutely spot on.

Has shaqiri even proved he was worth the 12m?

I suppose

but i agree with you yea

[reddownunder]

Has shaqiri even proved he was worth the 12m?

I suppose

but i agree with you yea

His were the goals that got Mourinho sacked weren't they? That is worth his price tag in itself :)

[dicko1969]

Thank you Bournemouth for £35m haha

A lot on the list we got the money back or more. Or we got pretty good value.

Even with Sakho and Benteke we got some money's worth, and the money back.

Worst

Balotelli
Carroll
Markovic

I guess Markovic the winner tbh.

Cissokho was awful tbh.
Charlie Adam too but the corners were worth 8m and that penalty. At least Noods got a free ball.

Since 2016 most targets and buys have been sensational.

Add them up , then their value today. That must be some markup !

[Kev0909]

Imagine if we had some of the money floating about other clubs have.

Are team probably would be sorted for 5 years all over, with quality younger players / mid 20's

It's not that far off already, would be a incredible squad compared to the waste of other teams..

[redebreck]

Good idea, Sid.
Just hope it doesn't all go to shit starting from today :)

[fayyazms]

By the looks of it the failure of Balotelli was a turning point on our transfers. Something major changed and literary everything after they touched turned to Gold.

karius?

[scientificred]

Interesting article from ThisIsAnfield helps to backup a lot of what Sid has been saying
https://www.thisisanfield.com/2020/08/how-liverpool-won-title-by-getting-54-more-from-their-squad-than-man-city/?utm_source=webpush

[Insidious]

Interesting article from ThisIsAnfield helps to backup a lot of what Sid has been saying
https://www.thisisanfield.com/2020/08/how-liverpool-won-title-by-getting-54-more-from-their-squad-than-man-city/?utm_source=webpush

*Sid discretely slides brown envelope to scientificred under table*

[dicko1969]

Will update this in time, just wanted to have somewhere to see it all at a glance should any of it be relevant for reference in other threads - info from the Echo.

Amazing looking back at some names, also love the (overall) rise and rise of quality of those coming in.

January 2011

Luis Suarez (£22.8m, Ajax)
Andy Carroll (£35m, Newcastle United)

Summer 2011

Jordan Henderson (£16m, Sunderland)
Charlie Adam (£6.75m, Blackpool)
Alexander Doni (free)
Stewart Downing (£18.5m, Aston Villa)
Jose Enrique (£6m, Newcastle United)
Sebastian Coates (£4.9m, Nacional)
Craig Bellamy (free)

January 2012

Jordon Ibe (£500,000, Wycombe Wanderers)
Joao Carlos Teixeira (£830,000, Sporting Lisbon)

Summer 2012

Fabio Borini (£10.4m, Roma)
Joe Allen (£15m, Swansea City)
Oussama Assaidi (£3m, Heerenveen)
Nuri Sahin (loan, Real Madrid)
Samed Yesil (£1m, Bayer Leverkusen)

January 2013

Daniel Sturridge (£12m, Chelsea)
Philippe Coutinho (£8.5m, Inter Milan)

Summer 2013

Luis Alberto (£6.8m, Sevilla)
Iago Aspas (£7m, Celta Vigo)
Simon Mignolet (£9m, Sunderland)
Kolo Toure (free)
Aly Cissokho (loan, Valencia)
Mamadou Sakho (£15m, Paris Saint-Germain)
Tiago Ilori (£3.5m, Sporting Lisbon)
Victor Moses (loan, Chelsea)

Summer 2014

Rickie Lambert (£4.5m, Southampton)
Adam Lallana (£25m, Southampton)
Emre Can (£9.5m, Bayer Leverkusen)
Kevin Stewart (free)
Lazar Markovic (£19.8m, Benfica)
Dejan Lovren (£20m, Southampton)
Divock Origi (£9.8m, Lille)
Javier Manquillo (loan, Atletico Madrid)
Alberto Moreno (£12m, Sevilla)
Mario Balotelli (£16m, AC Milan)

Summer 2015

Joe Gomez (£6m, Charlton Athletic)
Adam Bogdan (free)
Danny Ings (£8m, Burnley)
James Milner (free)
Nathaniel Clyne (£12.5m, Southampton)
Roberto Firmino (£29m, Hoffenheim)
Christian Benteke (£32.5m, Aston Villa)
Allan (£500,000, Internacional)

January 2016

Marko Grujic (£5.1m, Red Star Belgrade)
Steven Caulker (loan, QPR)
Kamil Grabara (£250,000, Ruch Chorzow)

Summer 2016

Sadio Mane (£30m, Southampton)
Loris Karius (£4.7m, Mainz)
Joel Matip (free)
Ragnar Klavan (£4.2m, Augsburg)
Alex Manninger (free)
Gini Wijnaldum (£25m, Newcastle United)

Summer 2017

Mohamed Salah (£36.9m, Roma)
Dominic Solanke (undisclosed fee, Chelsea)
Andy Robertson (£10m, Hull City)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£35m, Arsenal)

January 2018

Virgil van Dijk (£75m, Southampton)

Summer 2018

Naby Keita (£52.75m, RB Leipzig)
Fabinho (£39.3m, Monaco)
Xherdan Shaqiri (£12.85m, Stoke City)
Alisson Becker (£65m, Roma)

Summer 2019

Harvey Elliott (tribunal fee, Fulham)
Sepp van den Berg (£1.3m, PEC Zwolle)
Adrian (free)

January 2020

Takumi Minamino (£7.25m, Red Bull Salzburg)

Just come across this.
Looking at the earlier days and even before Liverpool used to buy 6 or 7 players.
Even 3 or 4 can make a massive change.
In fact too much so.

What is great these days rather than buy 4 £10m players or whatever price.
Liverpool clearly target positions to be improved.
Jota £44m for example.
Instead of Rickie Lambert.

I can remember a few January ago when people wanted a shit CB for 2 or 3 weeks costing maybe £15m.

Then in came VVD at £75m .

Liverpool dont just buy to buy. Its seen as targeted players to fit liverpool needs when a need because if age, style of play.

Total transformation strategy since summer 2014 a shambles.
Around £112m on average tbh.

[Red October]

I think when you change managers too much you get a lot of change for change's sake. Sticking with a manager and plan allows you to build over time. We really needed to sign more the past few windows though. Can't believe origi is here that long!

[dicko1969]

Best deals financially

Ibe, Ings, Coutino Suarez. (The latter 2 also playing side).

Worst
Joe Allen, Carroll, Balotelli

Top value
Becker VVD Mane Salah Henderson Gini Robertson.

Really disappointing
Keita.

[Red October]

Best deals financially

Ibe, Ings, Coutino Suarez. (The latter 2 also playing side).

Worst
Joe Allen, Carroll, Balotelli

Top value
Becker VVD Mane Salah Henderson Gini Robertson.

Really disappointing
Keita.

best value: Milner?

[CCTV]

best value: Milner?

Trent was free too