In the transfer window Liverpool always deal with their cards close to their chest, which made it almost impossible for anyone to predict what former sporting director Michael Edwards had hidden up his sleeve as he aimed to supply Jurgen Klopp's squad with fresh competition year-on-year.
So that's why in September 2020 plenty of eyebrows were raised when the Reds moved swiftly to finalise a deal for Wolves forward Diogo Jota. At the time, the Reds had toyed with the idea of pursing a deal for Watford's Ismaïla Sarr, but the financial demands of the Hornets meant a move to Anfield never materialised.
Instead, Liverpool added one of the Premier League's most underrated forward's to the ranks in of Jota for an initial fee of just £41m.
