Few Premier League teams have had as successful a history of transactions as Liverpool and manager Jurgen Klopp have in recent years.
Under the German’s leadership, which ends in the summer, the Reds have pulled off a number of shrewd acquisitions, including the impressive acquisitions of Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson, and Mohamed Salah for relatively small sums of money.
Even Klopp’s high-priced additions, such as Allison, who arrived for £56 million, and Virgil van Dijk, who bought for £75 million, have lived up to the promise and established themselves as
Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have been two of Klopp’s best signings
“If I am not happy with one of the things he agreed, I will go to him and tell him, ‘You said this and that, you didn’t do that – why?’ This is a clear deal, but a handshake deal, not written down.”
The opportunity to work with one of the game’s elite coaches has paid dividends for Liverpool in the market. The likes of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai were both lured to Anfield in the summer and have already made a significant impact on the pitch.
After ending Liverpool’s agonising 30-year top-flight title drought in 2020, Klopp went agonisingly close to landing an unprecedented quadruple in the 2021/22 campaign.
And after a disappointing season last year, Klopp and Liverpool are back on track to challenge for major honours – he’s clearly holding up his end of the bargain with said transfer agreement.