Last January, a bolt from the blue move for a left-sided attacking player helped Liverpool surge to a successful season.
Luis Diaz checked in for £49m - and two domestic cups were collected as the Reds pushed Manchester City all the way in the league and reached the Champions League final.
Now it seems history is about to repeat itself, with Liverpool closing in on a similarly-priced deal to sign Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven next month.