Liverpool have signed 10 midfielders since Jurgen Klopp took over as manager in October 2015. Including potential add-ons and loan fees, FSG have parted with roughly £215m to complete such transfers.
However, only four of those signings have been completed since the Reds won the Champions League, the first trophy of Klopp’s reign, in 2019. While Liverpool would part with £25m to bring in Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich 12 months later, the other three swoops are the signings of teenagers Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho from Fulham in deals worth up to £4.3m and £7.7m respectively, and the £3.5m loan fee paid for the emergency loan signing of Arthur Melo from Juventus.
With plenty being said about Liverpool's midfield in recent times ahead of a desired revamp in 2023, it’s pretty clear that Reds bosses have ultimately neglected investing in their engine room for a number of years. Admittedly they could get away with it at first, but ageing and injury-prone stars and expiring contracts ultimately leave their midfield now in need of a major overhaul.
