Back to back losses against struggling opposition in the top tier has left Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in a bit of a bother at the fag end of the January transfer window. The Reds allowed Philippe Coutinho to make his dream move to Barcelona earlier this month and have now allowed Daniel Sturridge to move to West Brom on loan.
This may have made the squad at Anfield weaker but the manager is adamant that there will not be a lot done in the transfer market in the short term. But the fans of the club are desperate for some additions and the club’s previous acquisitions in January only stress the importance of spending on a player before the deadline day.
Liverpool have in the past signed some quality players in January but who has been their best? Here are three top class winter-signings that have come good for the Reds under their current owners – Fenway Sports Group:
#3 Philippe Coutinho
The Brazilian playmaker, who made headlines for his record-breaking exit, is currently enjoying life in Catalonia but he was relatively unknown before Liverpool snapped him up back in 2013.
Playing for Inter, Coutinho joined Liverpool on the penultimate day of the January transfer window in the 2012-13 season and turned into one of the best players, not just in the club, but in the country.
He only cost the Reds around £8.5m and is easily one of the best deals Liverpool have made recently in the winter transfer window
#2 Daniel Sturridge
Like Coutinho, Sturridge also joined the club in the same transfer window. Back in 2013, when he was still a Chelsea player, Sturridge was already known as one of the best finishers in the league and he cost £12m when he moved to Anfield early in the January transfer window.
He went on to give the Reds some fine moments on and off the pitch and has only quit the club this month, moving to West Brom on loan.
He is 28 and is a still a big asset in the English top tier and was certainly a memorable buy for Liverpool in the January transfer window.
#1 Luis Suarez
But the best transfer that Liverpool have made in January has to be the acquisition of Uruguayan superstar Luis Suarez.
Having joined the club in the winter transfer window in the 2010-11 season, Suarez moved to Anfield on deadline day, along with Andy Carroll, for £22m and turned into one of the best players for the Reds since the turn of the decade.
He came close to winning Liverpool the league title but quit the club the next summer, moving to Barcelona. He is still regarded as one of the best strikers in world football at the moment and was an absolute steal for the Reds.