It has become an encouragingly regular feature of Liverpool's transfer dealings in recent years. And Cody Gakpo was merely the latest example of how the Reds prefer to do business.
Before the January transfer window had even been swung open, the Anfield side proudly announced they had agreed a deal worth a potential £44million to take the Holland international forward from PSV Eindhoven.
The move followed what has become a tradition - particularly in January - of Liverpool doing business as early as possible, with Takumi Minamino in 2020 and Virgil van Dijk in 2018 two prominent New Year examples.
