The coming transfer window will mark something of a shift in approach at Liverpool.
In recent years, the Reds have become famed for their studious attitude where the transfer market is concerned, adding to their ranks from positions of strength more often than not under Jurgen Klopp.
Players like Thiago Alcantara, Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, Ibrahima Konate, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez were all signed at a time when the focus was one of integrating small numbers into a group who had already proven themselves as winners.