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Theo Squires

Arthur Melo isn't the 'right' player for Liverpool but transfer truth is clear

Jurgen Klopp has signed 32 senior players since becoming Liverpool manager back in October 2015. From that total, only two joined the club on loan, with neither later signing for the Reds permanently.

The German is not the biggest fan of the temporary transfer market. The only time he has dipped his toes in such waters is when his hand really has been forced.

Steven Caulker was the first such example in January 2016 where a defensive injury crisis saw him snapped up on loan from Queens Park Rangers. Yet the Sierra Leone international would play just four times for the Reds as such setbacks quickly cleared.

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