It has been a busy summer for Liverpool, who have completely rebuilt Jurgen Klopp’s midfield, and it looks like they are in business until the last day with the signing of Ryan Gravenberch and reports that they may be interested in loaning Kalvin from Manchester City. . Phillips.
When it comes to the transfer deadline to Liverpool, the Reds will be hard to beat in January 2011, when they signed Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll when Fernando Torres joined Chelsea, but they were also busy on last day. end of summer.
We took a look at the 11 players Liverpool signed on summer transfer deadline day to see how they performed at Anfield.
Marcelo Pitaluga
Teenage goalkeeper Marcelo leaves Fluminense for a fee of £1 million at the end of the 2020 transfer window. He has made a few appearances for Liverpool Under-23s and Under-18s and is clearly oriented for the future.
The 20-year-old was loaned to Macclesfield last season but was recalled to his parent club after sustaining an ankle injury in November. He is yet to make his senior Reds debut.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
After a 12-month contract with Arsenal, Oxlade-Chamberlain chose a new challenge in 2017 – the summer after Klopp’s men led Arsene Wenger’s Gunners to the Champions League – and joined Liverpool on a massive deal. for £35 million.
After a good start to his career at Anfield, the England international ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in April 2018, leaving him sidelined for several months.
However, he returned to high form in the 2019-20 season and helped the Red Devils win the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and of course the Premier League. However, he spent several years on the sidelines and was released at the end of his contract this summer. He has joined Besiktas ever since.
Mamadou Sakho
Sakho arrived from Paris Saint-Germain in a £18m signing in the summer of 2013 and enjoyed a promising first season at Anfield. He also played a key role in helping Liverpool reach the Europa League final in 2016, but missed out on a loss to Sevilla due to a doping-test controversy.
The centre-back eventually fell down the ranks under Jurgen Klopp after numerous disciplinary issues and was sold to Crystal Palace for £26m in 2017.
Tiago Ilori
Liverpool spent £7m to sign Ilori from Sporting Lisbon in 2013, with the defender seen as a highly-rated prospect.
But the Portuguese youngster made just three first-team appearances for the club and joined Reading for £3.75m in January 2017.
Victor Moses
Moses was the third player to sign for Liverpool at the end of 2013, joining on a season-long loan deal from Premier League rivals Chelsea.
Despite scoring on his debut, he started just nine games for the club and was eventually usurped by the rapidly rising Raheem Sterling.
Craig Bellamy
After being launched by Manchester City in 2011, Bellamy was given a second chance at Anfield by Kenny Dalglish. The Wales international scored nine goals in 37 appearances in all competitions, helping Liverpool win the League Cup and reach the FA Cup final.
Paul Konchesky
After shining with Roy Hodgson’s Fulham side reaching the Europa League final in 2010, Konchesky followed the coach to Merseyside.
Konchesky told us: “When you look at Liverpool’s history as a football club, what they have achieved is unbelievable. “I love every club I’ve played for, but when a big club like Liverpool calls you can’t say no. The opportunity for me to get there was great.
But he had a difficult time at Anfield, making only 18 appearances in all competitions, much like the most of the other seven arrivals that summer.
The defender joined Leicester City permanently in July 2011 after spending the second part of the season on loan at Nottingham Forest.
Albert Riera
Signed from Espanyol in 2008, Riera made 28 Premier League appearances in his first season as Liverpool pushed Manchester United closer to the title.
The winger fell out of favor in his second season after publicly criticizing coach Rafa Benitez and was subsequently sold to Olympiacos.
“I’m very disappointed not to be in the Spain squad for the 2010 World Cup because I haven’t played much in the Premier League for about two months,” Riera said at Anfield headquarters in 2016.
“So (the journalists) told me a few words that the person responsible for my not being in the Spain team is Rafa.
“Then I did another interview and said I had to be my first reviewer. But the media is no longer interested in it.
Peter Gulacsi
Liverpool’s third signing from Hungarian side MTK Budapest – after Andras Simon and Krisztian Nemeth – Gulasci has only come this far on the Reds’ bench, spending spells at Hereford, Tranmere and Hull.
He eventually joined Red Bull Salzburg and is currently No 1 for sister team RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
Flora Vitor
A strange story, Flora was scouted by Liverpool while playing for Botafogo regional team Ribeirao Preto.
Flora is largely unknown in Brazil – his stay in nearby Santos was cut short due to homesickness – but he began to attract the attention of international recruiters online after his agent His father and son released pictures of the striker playing at Paulista Under. -17 championships.
Gremio, Cruzeiro and Santos were all interested in the teenager, while Juventus also offered Flora a trial, but Liverpool won the race for his signature in the summer of 2008.
After two years at Merseyside, during which Flora struggled to find a place in Liverpool’s reserve team, he returned to Brazil to join Goias and has since played for nine other clubs, his career mostly takes place in the slums of Brazilian football, punctuated by two stages. in Latvia.
Damien Plessis
Just 19 years old when he joined Liverpool, Plessis found his way into the first team under Benitez and made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Arsenal.
Despite only making a few appearances, the midfielder wrote on the wall when his number 28 shirt was collected by Christian Poulsen.
