Liverpool transfer state of play for January as Serie A midfielder monitored
Few managers in the Premier League will be as aware of the impact of a successful January addition as Jurgen Klopp.
It's six years now since Liverpool rubber-stamped the club-record £75m arrival of Virgil van Dijk from Southampton and the current captain has gone on to establish himself as a modern-day great during that time, helping inspire a run that saw the club win every top-level trophy available between 2019 and 2022.
The capture of Luis Diaz two years ago from Porto was also the catalyst for a sustained assault on what would have been an unprecedented quadruple. The Colombia international was arguably the Reds' man of the match in both domestic finals as they won the League Cup and FA Cup before Klopp's men picked up runners-up medals in the Premier League and Champions League.
And 12 months ago, the addition of Cody Gakpo to Liverpool's frontline eventually helped them regain solid ground after a turbulent season. The Dutchman scored seven times in total that included two classy strikes in that famous 7-0 humiliation of Manchester United in March.
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Clearly, then, there is merit in exploring the options available in the winter window, even if conventional wisdom portrays it as a sellers' market. Going back further, the Reds have benefitted hugely from the mid-season signing of players like Daniel Agger, Javier Mascherano, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge. A successful January can often be as important to long-term hopes as the work undertaken in the summer months when the window is three times as long.
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