Liverpool transfers rated as FSG recruitment scrutinised after £1.5billion spend

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And such has been the impact of the Dutchman, it now appears something of a steal.Summer 2018Naby Keita (£52.75m, RB Leipzig) 6, Fabinho (£39.3m, Monaco) 10, Xherdan Shaqiri (£12.85m, Stoke City) 7, Alisson Becker (£65m, Roma) 10Like Van Dijk, both Alisson and, eventually, Fabinho helped Liverpool take the final step to becoming Premier League, European and world champions, the latter running himself into the ground before his legs went and he departed to Saudi Arabia for about the price he arrived. Shaqiri's talent was blunted by injury before his exit in the summer, while Keita's own fitness issues mean he will forever be a disappointing enigma.Summer 2019Harvey Elliott (up to £4.3m, Fulham) 8, Sepp van den Berg (£1.3m, PEC Zwolle) 7, Adrian (free) 6The fee set for Elliott by a tribunal was cheap given his impressive contributions over several seasons before joining Aston Villa on loan this summer ahead of a £35m move Adrian, a few missteps aside, was a solid enough purchase, while Van den Berg earned Liverpool good cash when joining Brentford given he hardly played for the club.January 2020Takumi Minamino (£7.25m, Red Bull Salzburg) 7A slow start to life at Anfield for the Japanese international looked to have picked up when he scored his first goal for the Reds in the Community Shield against Arsenal in 2020 but despite contributing in the quadruple-chasing campaign in 2021/22, he was nowhere near a regular.

It contributed to him losing his first-team place to Jarell Quansah before regaining it almost immediately under Slot and becoming a Premier League winner.January 2022Luis Diaz (£50m, Porto) 9There was a real sense of surprise when Liverpool swooped in ahead of Tottenham Hotspur for the Colombian winger, but his impact in the second half of the 2021/22 season was huge. Lost a large part of the next campaign through injury, but after taking a while to rediscover his verve he started to contribute numbers in terms of goals and assists, and was sold at a big profit to Bayern Munich this summer.Summer 2022Darwin Nunez (£85m, Benfica) 6, Calvin Ramsay (£6.5m, Aberdeen) 4, Fabio Carvalho (£7.7m, Fulham) 6, Arthur Melo (Loan, Juventus) n/aNunez's debut season wasn't anywhere near as bad as was painted in some quarters, and despite a better second term he still ended it on the bench, which is where he spent much of last season under Slot before leaving for Saudi Arabia.

Mac Allister has emerged as one of the Premier League's best engine room operators while, after a difficult second half to his debut season, Szoboszlai has become a huge success in whichever position he is featured. Endo became a fan favourite in the number six role under Klopp but hasn't been seen much under Slot, while Gravenberch's first season was largely one of adjusting to another new league and new country before proving a revelation in the deeper midfield role in the title-winning season.Summer 2024Federico Chiesa (£12.5m, Juventus) 6Chiesa has still yet to full convince Slot of his wares and was barely used last season, but did score in the League Cup final loss to Newcastle United and has contributed some important moments early on in this campaign.Summer 2025Jeremie Frimpong (£29.5m, Bayer Leverkusen), Florian Wirtz (£116.5m, Bayer Leverkusen), Milos Kerkez (£40m, Bournemouth), Freddie Woodman (Free), Giorgi Mamardashvili (£29m, Valencia), Hugo Ekitike (£79m, Eintracht Frankfurt), Giovanni Leoni (£29m, Parma), Alexander Isak (£125m, Newcastle United)It is far too early to begin passing judgement on Liverpool's overhaul during the summer.