When
Liverpool lost Luis Suarez to Barcelona with a cheeky £75million moving to the
other side, it was said Liverpool need to change the plan because an ultimate substitute of the Premier League best player of the Suarez was not available in
the market. And the plan was changed, while Liverpool were looking to add more
to the side that finished 2nd last season, a timely Suarez departure
saw them over-hauling the transfer market with vengeance like never before. At
the end of this transfer Window on 1st September 2014, Liverpool
signed 9 players with only 1 of them being on loan.
Liverpool have
spent 116million pounds in the summer transfer Window, their highest ever in the
Premier League era.
Here is a look on Liverpool signings starting from their 1st:
Rickie Lambert
A
striker which was brought in to strengthen the squad, looked like the one to
try to fill in Suarez boots till the timely arrival of Mario Balotelli. Lambert
scored 10+ goals last season in the League and was on the elite list of players
having assisted and scored in double figures last season.
Adam Lallana
After
pursuing the England International before the start of World Cup and waiting
for the World Cup to be over for the English side, Liverpool signed Adam
Lallana for a hefty price tag of £25million. Liverpool faced competition
from Tottenham as the former Southampton boss now in-charge at Tottenham tried
to lure his former employee however, at the end Champions League football
proved to be the binding factor for Liverpool and Lallana.
Emre Can
Pronounced
as “Chan”, Emre can do better for Liverpool everything that Lucas can do worst.
Having made short stints of appearances already in the Liverpool shirt, the
German is a versatile player and can play in a number of positions for the
reds. And after former KOP Legend Sami Hyypia admired Can, Liverpool wrapped the deal up early.
Lazar Markovic
Being
the contender for one of the signing of the season for Liverpool, the
Portuguese warmed the heats of Anfield faithful after committing his future to
the 5 times Champions League Winners. In addition to the talent he possess,
Markovic has certainly got the big game temperament as he played for the
Portuguese Champions Benefica before switching to Liverpool. And at 19million
pounds with his age just over 20, Liverpool have seen the brighter side of the
prospect
Dejan Lovren
Being
the 2nd most expensive signing made by Liverpool this transfer
Window and their highest ever money they paid for a defender, the Croatian has
certainly felt at home as he scored on his Anfield debut against Borussia
Dortmund. And looking at his performances against Tottenham and his former club
Southampton, Lovren is the one for the future as well as present for Liverpool
football club.
Divock Origi
After
mesmerizing the whole World with his performances at the World Cup with
Belgium, Origi came instantly on Liverpool short-list and they spared no time
and signed the future star. He was loaned back immediately to Lilli, which was
a part of deal, and with Liverpool already have Balotelli and Sturridge in
their ranks with Borini and Lambert waiting on the sidelines for their turn,
Liverpool fans will be much happier with this future prospect.
Alberto Moreno
Making
the bid, waiting for their response, keep on piling pressure and ultimately
getting your player, a perfect Ian Ayre method of going for the players his
team needs. Since the fateful Damien Commoli left Liverpool and Ayre got the
job, the latter was much careful in his transfer dealings vowing not to repeat
the mistakes of his predecessor. And only the time will tell what he has done.
Mario Balotelli
Where
did it come from? A perfect Liverpool fan’s response to this deal. Media
agitated this news when Liverpool met AC Milan, the former side of Balotelli
but Rodgers denied it categorically. However, as they say time will tell, time
has told that the Northern Irishman was just hoping not to be lured onto a
transfer war-bidding battle for the Italian. This deal concluded so quickly
that even Ferrari owners would be thinking about the swiftness of going from
Milan to Liverpool without even a single hitch disturbing their journey.
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