As for strengthening the team during the winter market, the “Reds” are quite effective as they grab individual players to join the team, often becoming the core of the team. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo, among others.
Especially in the era when Jurgen Klopp took over the reins in 2015, acquiring players in the second round of the market was more likely to be a success than a failure. This is proven by the many championships they have won together to decorate the showcase at Anfield.
Over the past 10 years, Liverpool has signed many new players during the January transfer window. Some of them are players that fans of “The Kop” remember as important players. And some people can’t even remember what they moved here for!!
2013: Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho
Sturridge signed in early January 2013 with Liverpool paying Chelsea just £12 million in damages, and his career at Anfield got off to a great start. Scored 35 goals in the first 18 months and helped the “Reds” compete for the league title in the 2013-2014 season.
However, Sturridge’s performance gradually dwindled. Especially when Klopp took over the reins. He carried out a major change to the team that made the English star Released after the club won the UEFA Champions League in 2019, he has now retired.
Meanwhile, “The Reds” got Philippe Coutinho along with Sturridge. They paid Inter Milan only 8.5 million pounds (around 374 million baht) and he is A modern icon at Anfield With 54 goals and 45 assists during his 5 years with the club.
Despite not winning anything with Liverpool, “Coutinho” was a star who played an important role in the 2013-2014 season when they were close to winning the league. And in the first year that Klopp took over the reins, the players showed excellent form. Unfortunately, he left the club in 2018 to move to Barcelona for a huge fee of 142 million pounds (approximately 6,248 million baht).
2016: Marko Grujic and Stephen Caulker
After 3 years, Liverpool made another move to strengthen their team in January. But if the 2013 winter market was a success, 2016 was the complete opposite. Because they failed to strengthen the team in the middle of the season.
The first player to arrive that month was Marko Grujic, brought in from Red Star Belgrade, with the Serbian making just 16 appearances in all competitions over the course of four seasons. Years at Anfield Before being sold to FC Porto in 2021
The second one seems like a rather bizarre decision. That was the pulling of Stephen Caulker from Queens Park Rangers on loan, but this center back was taken to play as a special striker for 3 games for Liverpool before returning to at Lofton Road after the end of that season.
2018 : Virgil Van Dijk
It’s been argued that this is one of the best January transfers of all time, after Virgil van Dijk packed up his wardrobe and moved under the roof of Liverpool, where they spent a whopping £75 million (about £3.3 billion). baht) for Southampton To pay for the players in 2018
Not long after that Dutch defender It proved that he was truly a game-changer for the “Reds”, with Van Dijk becoming the club’s main force. and played a part in helping the team win many championships both Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Therefore, it is no surprise that Van Dijk has become one of the most powerful defenders in the Premier League. For now, Jordan Henderson and James Milner have already left. That led to him being chosen as the new captain of “The Reds” era 2.0, who are currently at the top of the league.
2020 : Takumi Minamino
The signing in January 2020 was to solve the team’s offensive space problem, with Takumi Minamino having difficulty getting onto the field. He played only 14 matches in the second half of his debut season.
However, during that time, Klopp often gave other players opportunities. Played more on the field, which caused Minamino to be sent to play on loan with Southampton In January 2021, he played 10 games for the Saints before returning to the Merseyside team.
Despite gaining valuable Premier League experience at St Mary’s, he still struggled to gain playing time with Liverpool, but the club eventually sold him to Monaco the following summer.
2021 : Ben Davis and Ozan Kabak
It must be admitted that the January 2021 market was one of the strangest reinforcements in Liverpool’s history. Because at that time they had a crisis with their main defender being seriously injured. To the point of having to use a midfielder to play as a center back.
Because of this, Liverpool urgently searched for a new defender. At the deadline, the team grabbed Ben Davis from Preston, a Championship team, and he never played for “The Reds” before being sold to Rangers in the summer. Next after being sent to play on loan with Sheffield United.
Another player signed in the same month was Ozan Kabak, who was on loan from Schalke 04. He made a disappointing debut against Leicester City, then had to face Difficulty competing for positions In the end, Liverpool chose not to sign permanent contracts with the players.
2022 : Luis Diaz
Like Van Dijk, Luis Diaz was one of the team’s most successful January signings. After they were able to overtake Spurs and successfully snatched this winger from FC Porto.
Colombian national team player Showed excellent form in his first season with “The Reds” by scoring 6 goals and providing 5 assists while winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Unfortunately, The player suffered a serious injury in the game against Arsenal in October 2022, causing him to be sidelined for up to 7 months.
Diaz returned to action in April 2023, despite the stress of his parents’ kidnapping in November. But he is still a professional by helping the club. Along with scoring the equalizing goal in the game against Luton Town
2023 : Cody Gakpo
In January of last year, Liverpool created a stir by beating their all-time rivals Manchester United, with “The Reds” able to reach an agreement to acquire Cody Gakpo before the transfer window. Winter 2023 will be officially released.
Netherlands national team star The move to Anfield was confirmed in the new year of 2023, with the players able to adapt to playing for the “Reds” immediately and often scoring important goals. to the agency
More importantly, he became beloved by fans of “The Kop” after showing his best form by scoring 2 goals in the match, beating Manchester United 7-0 in March. and still maintains an excellent playing standard
For now, Gakpo remains one of Klopp’s key players, with 16 goals and six assists for him. The best team at Anfield This proved to be a successful player quickly signed in January.
Tom Meng
2024-01-15 23:13:00
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