Having already seen Alexis Mac Allister arrive at the AXA Training Centre this month, Liverpool fans may be forgiven for not knowing that the transfer window actually only officially opened on Wednesday.
The fact that the Reds tied up a £35m deal for the Argentina World Cup winner less than two weeks after the season ended, however, is a neon-lit sign that a proactive approach to squad building will be undertaken this summer.
With the 24-year-old Mac Allister already secured to a five-year deal for what is hoped will be the peak period of his career, attention has turned quickly inside the club as a critical window of player trading is now officially upon them.
