Andy Robertson's imminent Liverpool exit exposes flawed transfer process again

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After official confirmation of his departure from Anfield at the end of the season, the tributes to Andy Robertson have been fulsome and deserved.But the bottom line is that another elite player is leaving Liverpool without the club receiving any financial benefit. Since that transfer window closed, Robertson has made only two Premier League starts - in the win at Sunderland and the home draw with Spurs.It would only have been £5million and if Robertson helps Liverpool secure a Champions League place for next season, it will be a good decision.

But the chances are Robertson’s involvement in the remaining seven Premier League games will be from the bench.READ MORE: Liverpool consider £33m Premier League star to replace Mo Salah as transfer demands emergeREAD MORE: Florian Wirtz gets blunt message from Jamie Carragher as Thierry Henry can't contain laughterHis regular position next season, wherever he ends up, will not be as a substitute. Robertson has not long turned 32 and will be a great asset to the club lucky enough to secure his services.If there has been any evidence that Milos Kerkez is an upgrade on Robertson, it has been well camouflaged.

No-one has been more unifying than Robertson has at Anfield over the past nine seasons.The procession of past and present teammates - along with major figures from the club’s recent past - rushing to show their gratitude to Robertson was extraordinary. But was there really a strong suggestion that Robertson’s status as a first-choice left-back should have been under threat after the role he played in last season’s Premier League triumph?He started 29 Premier League games last season and came off the bench in four.