Liverpool Quickly Becoming A Force Again

This seasons transfer window has only been officially open for 9 days and there has already been a number of big transfers in the Premier League, with Liverpool leading the charge in order to rebuild their squad.

Since the return of Kenny Dalglish at the start of January Liverpool have looked a completely different side to the one that was playing in the months prior. New addition Raul Meireles struggled under Roy Hodgson but really showed his true quality under Dalglish as he scored 5 goals in 6 games at the start of Dalglish's tenure. Losing a world class striker like Fernando Torres would hurt any team but due to Torres' influence and the percentage of the teams goals he scored it hurt Liverpool a lot. They needed a replacement imminently, Luis Suarez a young yet potential packed player from Ajax signed for £22.5 million and became the clubs record signing. Then merely an hour and a half later Andy Carroll who had had a good start to the season at Newcastle joined for a staggering £35 million eclipsing the fee paid for Suarez. Liverpool rescued their season securing 6th place having been 19th after nearly 10 games of the season.

Jordan Henderson with Director of Football Damien Comolli

As they look to the future and on trying to build on a very successful second half of the season, money will have to be spent in the summer transfer window. They have quickly jumped out of the gates snapping up two players who have proved they can play at high levels in the Premier League; Jordan Henderson from Sunderland and Charlie Adam from Blackpool. Many say that they overpaid again for Henderson after overpaying for Carroll, they forked out £20 million for the 20 year-old England international. However Henderson has a very very bright future ahead of him and I am sure he will become an integral part of both his club and the England set up in the not so distant future. Charlie Adam then eventually signed for an undisclosed fee that is believed to be somewhere in the region of £7.5 million, a bargain? Most definitely after the season he had last year scoring 12 goals and being nominated for the PFA Players' Player of the Year.

Manager Kenny Dalglish has promised more signings and they have been chasing England Winger Stewart Downing but Aston Villa are demanding £20 million which could prove to be a stumbling block for the Reds. Another player linked with a move to Merseyside is Wigan's Charles N'Zogbia. A player that has been heavily linked with a number of Premier League clubs is 23 year old attacker Juan Manuel Mata from Valencia, with both Manchester sides also chasing him, Liverpool will have to overcome a £25-30 million asking price for the Spanish player.

Liverpool could well be a safe bet for 4th place next year if the sinking ship of Arsenal loses 2 world class players in Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas. Spurs have also said they need to sell before they buy. A striker is  atop their list and typically strikers cost more than everyone else, which maybe opens the door for clubs to swoop for Gareth Bale and Luka Modric.

With Dalglish at the helm and an abundance of top quality players at his disposal Liverpool may well be climbing back to the heady heights of the top of the Premier League very soon.