A hotly-anticipated new signing arriving at Anfield to much fanfare only for them to eventually underwhelm in a Red shirt – sadly it's a tale Liverpool fans have become all-too familiar with.
Not in recent years, of course. A few debatable exceptions aside, the club has largely nailed its transfer business over the past four or five seasons, in terms of both shrewd new signings and the big-money sales to pay for them.
But that hasn't always been the way.
