Isak to Liverpool: 3 times The Reds overpaid for a blockbuster new signing

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It’s that markup that has outraged Reds supporters on social media, with the Anfield faithful feeling that their primary target is being held hostage by a club that he no longer wants to play for.

The ongoing trials and tribulations of the transfer market have set pulses racing ahead of the new Premier League season, so much so that alternative media sources have even looked to get in on the action.

In the 2017-18 Premier League season, before his January signing, they had conceded 38 goals in 22 matches—an average of 1.73 per game.



Not only that, but within six months of his arrival, the Merseysiders reached the Champions League final for the first time in over a decade, and that was just the tip of the iceberg.

Fast forward to now, and van Dijk has won everything there is to win in club football: Champions League winner in 2019, Premier League champion in 2020 and again as captain five years later, plus FA Cup and League Cup victories.

His performances in the 2016-17 season, when he managed 29 Premier League appearances and contributed seven goals, offered glimpses of what might have been.

He also played a bit part role in Liverpool’s Champions League success in 2019 and their Premier League triumph the following year, albeit not as the central figure he was supposed to be.

Was it an overpayment?

After just ten goals in 42 games, Benteke was shipped off to Crystal Palace after just one season, with the club ultimately managing to recoup £25m of the fee they paid 12 months prior.

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