Andy Carroll came in for 35 million in the January transfer window after scoring 18 goals in the first half of the season for Newcastle. He was injured when he arrived however, and has as a result gotten off to a relatively poor start at Anfield. He has shown flashes of the monster of a player that he can be. It must be remembered however that he is only 22 and is dealing with being the most expensive British player in Premier League history. Time will tell weather he will pay back the trust Kenny Dalglish has paid in him. But consider the possibility of him spending the next ten years at Liverpool, scoring 20+ a season (something his time at Newcastle proved he is well capable of), I bet that would shut his critics up about his transfer fee then.
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| Andy Carrol and Kenny Danglish |
Handerson, like Carroll has come in for a high fee and for a young player it must put a lot of pressure on his shoulders. He has however acquitted himself well with some nice passing and can be a leading light with Liverpool for years to come. Also, his stats from last season don't lie with him creating 47 scoring chances from open play. He may not be a as glamourous a name as someone like Modric is but this statistic shows he can be just as effective.
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| Jordan Henderson |
Downing has also come in for a lot of money and I must admit, initially I was skeptical. He has however shown he is more than capable of slotting into this Liverpool team. He has already shown his value by putting so many dangerous balls into the box. I think he is well worth the money spent on him if he can continue to provide such excellent service to the front men. He has also shown he has a bit of skill and can run with the ball as the lead up to the strike off the bar against Sunderland showed.
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| Steward Downing |
These players have admittedly come in for a lot of money but I feel they can do the business for Liverpool. I have high hopes for them and am sure they will do well. I would now like to look at some of Liverpools other buys as I feel they represent excellent value for money. After all, we have heard so much about Liverpool 'paying over the odds' I feel it is only fair to balance it with some of Liverpools clever business.
First off, Jose Enrique who has come in for 6 million. What a bargain! He looks like he could be the best left back in the League. He is so quick and strong. He never lets a player get past him and seems to be both a great defender and attacker. I think it won't be long before he breaks into the Spain first team.
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| Jose Enrique |
Charlie Adam arrived for 8.5 million which in my eyes is good business considering back in January Blackpool were holding out for more than 11 million for him. He adds a lot to the team in terms of dead ball delivery as can be seen already from Suarez' goal against Sunderland.
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| Charlie Adam |
Luis Suarez for 22.5 million - I don't need to justify this one, do I? What a steal!
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| Luis Suarez |
On top of all this it looks like Sebastian Coates recently was selected as the 'Best young player of Copa America 2011' of is going to be the worthy signing for Liverpool for around 7 million which I would also consider to be great business for such a great young player.
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| Sebastian Coates |
Bad boy Craig Bellamy. He's going to be last signing for Liverpool after the 32-year-old signed for Liverpool for a second time on transfer deadline day having been excluded from Roberto Mancini plans at Manchester City and negotiated a payoff from his £95,000-a-week contract to leave the Etihad Stadium on a free transfer. He has good pace and always a threat to opponent!
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| Craig Bellamy |
I think overall you have to look at the players going out against the players coming in and you have to admit the squad is improving a hell of a lot. So I for one would like to hear less talk from the media about the money Liverpool have spent and more on the great players that have come in. I for one think Liverpool have done some very smart transfer business.
Thoughts?
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