Well known as strategic, long-term planners when it comes to transfer targets, it's unlikely that the World Cup will have massively altered the thinking inside the recruitment department at Liverpool.
A relatively small sample size will not be enough for any one player to dramatically change the view of those in the corridors of power at Anfield, particularly when so many are often realising a career-long dream of performing for their nation at the biggest tournament in football.
It's possible that such a prospect occasionally propels an ordinary player into a loftier reputation based on the performances of just a handful of emotionally-charged fixtures and clubs have paid the price for such lack of due diligence for decades at the top level.
