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    Liverpool’s most expensive signings of all time

    Liverpool have been praised for spending their money wisely when it comes to transfer dealings and rebuilding squads, especially under Jurgen Klopp, but who is the club’s most expensive signing of all time?

    Football FanCast has taken a look at Liverpool’s most expensive signings in their history, with a detailed look at the top 10.

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    Rank

    Player

    Fee

    Signed from

    Year

    1

    Virgil van Dijk

    £75m

    Southampton

    2018

    2

    Alisson

    £67m

    Roma

    2018

    3

    Darwin Nunez

    £64m

    Benfica

    2022

    4

    Dominik Szoboszlai

    £60m

    RB Leipzig

    2023

    5

    Naby Keita

    £48m

    RB Leipzig

    2018

    6

    Fabinho

    £44m

    Monaco

    2018

    7

    Diogo Jota

    £41m

    Wolves

    2020

    8

    Cody Gakpo

    £40m

    PSV

    2023

    9

    Luis Diaz

    £38m

    FC Porto

    2022

    =10

    Andy Carroll

    £35m

    Newcastle

    2011

    =10

    Alexis Mac Allister

    £35m

    Brighton

    2023

    =10

    Ibrahima Konate

    £35m

    RB Leipzig

    2021

    =10

    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

    £35m

    Arsenal

    2017

    =14

    Mohamed Salah

    £34m

    Roma

    2017

    =14

    Sadio Mane

    £34m

    Southampton

    2016

    =14

    Ryan Gravenberch

    £34m

    Bayern Munich

    2023

    17

    Christian Benteke

    £33m

    Aston Villa

    2015

    18

    Roberto Firmino

    £29m

    Hoffenheim

    2015

    =19

    Adam Lallana

    £25m

    Southampton

    2014

    =19

    Georginio Wijnaldum

    £25m

    Newcastle

    2016

    All data correct as of 7th June 2024.

    Here’s a detailed look at Liverpool’s 10 most expensive signings:

    10

    Andy Carroll (2011)

    £35m from Newcastle

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    Andy Carroll signed for Liverpool in 2011 as a 22-year-old after playing an important role in the Magpies’ Championship promotion the previous season.

    Liverpool had just sold Fernando Torres to Chelsea for £50m, and it was Carroll who came in to snatch the vacated number nine and bolster his side’s transformed attack – alongside Luis Suarez from Ajax for £23m – under manager Kenny Dalglish.

    The fee was a club record at the time, and surprisingly, wasn’t broken until the agreement between Liverpool and RB Leipzig for the transfer of Naby Keita in August 2017.

    It’s safe to say Dalglish would’ve been thankful he brought in two strikers, rather than one.

    Liverpool career

    2011-2013

    Appearances

    58

    Goals

    11

    Assists

    6

    Liverpool honours

    League Cup (2012)

    9

    Luis Diaz (2022)

    £37.5m from Porto

    Liverpool winger Luis Diaz.

    Liverpool paid an initial £37.5m to sign Luis Diaz on a five-year contract in the January 2022 transfer window, with £12.5m in potential bonuses.

    The Colombian winger was having his best-ever goalscoring season at Porto, netting 14 times in 18 appearances as his former side went on to lift Portugal’s Primeira Liga that season.

    The 25-year-old at the time had strong links to Tottenham Hotspur after it was reported the north London club had a £38m bid rejected. Originally, Diaz was Klopp’s priority for the summer window, but he and the higher-ups at Anfield soon realised they needed to step up their interest in the skilful dribbler to prevent him moving elsewhere.

    Liverpool career

    2022-present

    Appearances

    98

    Goals

    24

    Assists

    13

    Liverpool honours

    FA Cup (2022), League Cup (x2)

    8

    Cody Gakpo (2023)

    £40m from PSV

    Liverpool player Cody Gakpo.

    Having the opportunity to open a Christmas present early is one of the best feelings growing up, but what about a late one?

    Cody Gakpo provided a late Christmas treat for Liverpool fans at the end of December 2022 when he joined for an undisclosed fee – thought to be between £35m and £45m – in what was a record sale for his former club, PSV.

    The versatile forward was 23 at the time and coming off the back of an eye-catching World Cup in Qatar, where he scored three goals to help the Netherlands reach the quarter-finals, before losing to eventual winners Argentina.

    Gakpo had been heavily linked to Manchester United at the time following the abrupt exit of Cristiano Ronaldo, but Erik ten Hag’s side instead had signed Antony from Ajax in the summer.

    Liverpool career

    2023-present

    Appearances

    79

    Goals

    23

    Assists

    9

    Liverpool honours

    League Cup (2024)

    7

    Diogo Jota (2020)

    £41m from Wolves

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    Liverpool made sure to capitalise on the additional time before the beginning of the 2020/21 season, which had been delayed due to the pandemic, by signing Diogo Jota on a five-year contract from Wolves.

    Klopp’s side had just lifted the Premier League, and it was felt that he needed more depth in attacking positions after already securing the signatures of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich and Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos.

    The Merseyside club only around £30m net on the Portuguese forward, as Ki-Jana Hoever, who Liverpool negotiated a 15% sell-on clause for, moved the opposite way to Molineux.

    Liverpool career

    2020-present

    Appearances

    145

    Goals

    56

    Assists

    19

    Liverpool honours

    FA Cup (2022), League Cup (x2)

    6

    Fabinho (2018)

    £44m from Monaco

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    Fabinho credited the exceptional infrastructure in place at Liverpool upon his arrival at the club in May 2018, but it was he who ended up being the much-needed spine for his side.

    Having made over 150 appearances at his previous side Monaco, the Brazilian midfielder was sought-after due to his ability to play anywhere in the middle of the park.

    With Emre Can on his way out as a free agent to sign for Juventus, Fabinho was deemed as the perfect replacement for Klopp’s side.

    Liverpool career

    2018-2023

    Appearances

    219

    Goals

    11

    Assists

    9

    Liverpool honours

    Champions League (2019), Premier League (2020), FA Cup (2022), League Cup (2022), Super Cup (2019)

    5

    Naby Keita (2018)

    £48m from RB Leipzig

    Naby Keita in action for Liverpool.

    Many Liverpool fans would quiver at the thought of Keita being in their top five most expensive signings of all time, but that’s exactly where he lies.

    Keita surpassed Carroll’s 2011 £35m record when Liverpool agreed to trigger the midfielder’s release clause with RB Leipzig in August 2017, securing his move to the club for the following season.

    It was mostly a tale of two stories for Keita at Liverpool. The first began with promise, potential and hope; the second ended with injury, inconsistency and, eventually, his inevitable release.

    Liverpool career

    2018-2023

    Appearances

    129

    Goals

    11

    Assists

    7

    Liverpool honours

    Champions League (2019), Premier League (2020), FA Cup (2022), League Cup (2022), Super Cup (2019), Club World Cup (2019)

    4

    Dominik Szoboszlai (2023)

    £60m from RB Leipzig

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    When it was announced that James Milner, Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain would all be leaving the club, Klopp knew he would need to splash the cash on a brand-new midfield in the summer of 2023.

    Soon after completing the signing of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton for £35m, Liverpool told RB Leipzig they would be triggering the £60m release clause for Dominik Szoboszlai.

    The Hungary captain had won the DFB-Pokal with Leipzig and secured a strong third-place finish in the Bundesliga, but it was his impressive performances on the international stage as Hungary’s captain that caught Liverpool’s eye.

    Liverpool career

    2023-present

    Appearances

    45

    Goals

    7

    Assists

    4

    Liverpool honours

    League Cup (2024)

    3

    Darwin Nunez (2022)

    £64m from Benfica

    Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez

    The jury is still out on whether Darwin Nunez will be a success at Liverpool or not.

    Even though the Uruguayan has popped up to score crucial goals on big occasions – like his brace at St James’ Park in August 2023 – his performances have been more miss than hit since joining in the summer of 2022.

    Nunez signed for an initial £64m from Benfica, but the fee could rise to a potential £85m with add-ons and bonuses, which would make him a club-record signing – a title the Reds may be hopeful to avoid if his current fortunes continue.

    It started so well for Nunez just weeks after he put pen to paper, when his goal secured Liverpool the Community Shield against Manchester City, a side they had lost the league to by a point the season prior.

    Nunez’s opposing striker that day was Erling Haaland, and a comparison between the two tells you all you need to know.

    Liverpool career

    2022-present

    Appearances

    96

    Goals

    33

    Assists

    17

    Liverpool honours

    League Cup (2024)

    2

    Alisson (2018)

    £67m from Roma

    alisson-liverpool-premier-league-klopp-market-value

    Alisson became the world’s most expensive goalkeeper in the summer of 2018 when he signed for Liverpool from Roma on a six-year contract.

    The deal surpassed Man City’s £35m signing of Ederson in 2017 and turned out to be a pivotal turning point during Klopp’s tenure at the club, having previously lost out on major trophies due to goalkeeping errors.

    Although officials at the Merseyside club didn’t reveal the actual fee, his former club, Roma, said the deal was worth up to £67m.

    Records are meant to be broken, however, and this one didn’t last long, as Chelsea signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao for £71m just weeks later.

    Liverpool career

    2018-present

    Appearances

    263

    Goals

    1

    Assists

    4

    Liverpool honours

    Champions League (2019), Premier League (2020), FA Cup (2022), League Cup (2022), Super Cup (2019), Club World Cup (2019)

    1

    Virgil van Dijk (2018)

    £75m from Southampton

    Virgil van Dijk for Liverpool

    Liverpool’s most expensive signing of all time has arguably been their most important addition in the last decade.

    The Reds were desperate for a central defender midway through the 2017/18 season. They found themselves bottom of the ‘big six’, level on points with Burnley, having dropped 14 points in their opening nine games and conceded the most goals compared to their main rivals.

    The announcement that Van Dijk would join Liverpool at the turn of the new year in 2018 was a world-record deal for a defender at the time – a fee only since surpassed by Harry Maguire’s transfer to Man United (£80m) in 2019 and Josko Gvardiol’s to Man City (£77m) in 2023.

    That same season, City became the first-ever Premier League centurions, while Van Dijk helped his side into the Champions League, a trophy he would go on to lift the following season.

    Liverpool career

    2018-present

    Appearances

    270

    Goals

    23

    Assists

    12

    Liverpool honours

    Champions League (2019), Premier League (2020), FA Cup (2022), League Cup (2022), Super Cup (2019), Club World Cup (2019)

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