The infamous Liverpool transfer committee has been justified – including world-class signatures and successful "failures"

Liverpool's membership is currently at its highest in decades.

Anfield now resides in a group of high quality players, gathered through effective recruitment in the transfer market.

Players like Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane have all been signed recently before being recognized by other clubs. Managing director Jurgen Klopp and athletic director Michael Edwards have had considerable influence behind the scenes.

However, go back a few years back and the club was essentially known for the opposite, the so-called "transfer committee" being scrutinized as part of their dealings.

The recruiting team did not seem to agree on Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, which resulted in a number of troubled players at Anfield.

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Some players have been seen as committee recruits and others as Rodgers signatures. There was clearly a difference of opinion and very often, the "transfer committee" was the first one affected by the critics.

But all their dedications were not failures. Far from being in.

In fact, they have been behind some of the most successful signatures in recent history.

In addition, it has been proven that some of the most maligned arrivals in its early days have proven to be clever buyers, albeit elsewhere.

While Roberto Firmino and Joe Gomez represent the present and the future of the Reds, Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto have strengthened their reputation elsewhere, thus realizing the potential that was initially perceived by Anfield scouts ago. almost six years.

And then, of course, it is the most successful failure of Liverpool.

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The world-clbad operator – Roberto Firmino

One of the most remarkable novelties was the Brazilian Firmino. It was clearly a committee that was signing, Rodgers using it a bit strangely for the three months prior to his dismissal.

The Brazilian was deployed as No. 10, on the left flank and on the right flank, while spending a lot of time on the bench under the Northern Irish.

Under Jurgen Klopp, however, the 27-year-old has become a world-clbad player of his type. He is not a prolific marker in the mold of Harry Kane or Sergio Aguero, but it corresponds to what Klopp wants and he works in the global system.

The Liverpool number 9 justified the initial investment of £ 29 million made by the committee and then by some. Firmino is now one of the most unique strikers in Europe, and presents himself as a false and urgent forgery.

By fulfilling a selfless and profound role, which allows people like Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to act as internal attackers and to be the regular threats of the team.

Firmino does not make a lot of headlines, but his underlying work is invaluable.

The successful bet – Joe Gomez

When Joe Gomez was signed by Charlton Athletic, he was a relative unknown in the Premier League.

The fee in question amounted to £ 3.5 million, but given its current quality, it is worth ten times more than the bare minimum.

Gomez has evolved into a unique and modern profile, offering speed, strength, height, aerial prowess, dueling skill, and possession-of-possession skills.

But above all, he is one of the few high-level defenders who can play both as a back and center.

Recently, Bayern Munich paid around £ 68 million to Lucas Hernandez of Atletico Madrid, and one of the main reasons for its so high value was its versatility in defense.

Hernandez can play as both left-back and center-back. In the case of Gomez, both under Klopp and Rodgers, he played at a high level as a right back, center back and left back.

In the end, Gomez is a potential world-clbad talent, with an already impressive game that should only improve over time, given its age.

Good idea, poor execution – Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto

In the case of these two Spaniards, Luis Alberto and Iago Aspas have followed similar paths.

The duo arrived the same summer as La Liga's bargains, but both struggled to make an impact on Anfield.

Offensive midfielder Alberto has barely had an opportunity to flourish and Aspas' most famous moment remains a failed corner against Chelsea.

Since then, however, both players have progressed to become prominent personalities for their current clubs. Aspas is now effectively a Celta Vigo leader and has scored 14 goals in 22 this season and 23 in 37 last season. The player can now be described as a dangerous marker, but this has not been presented in England.

In the case of Alberto, he is now one of the most creative sparks of Lazio. If his signature was desired in the coming hours of the summer, it is likely that the Serie A club would require more than £ 40 million.

He is only 26 years old and, although he was sold by the Reds for only 4 million pounds, he has become a real gambling maker.

This season, Alberto has provided 8 badists in 30 games. Last season, he produced 21 of 47, which indicates that he is very involved in the offensive game of his team.

Failure succeeded – Philippe Coutinho

Phillipe Coutinho is probably the biggest success of the committee, certainly in terms of monetary gain.

Brazilian talent was signed for only £ 8.5m, this transfer appearing as one of the few that Rodgers seemed to support.

The attacker was already on the radar of Liverpool when Rodgers arrived, but the technical abilities of the potential player matched the style of play that Rodgers wanted to impose. Then, under Klopp, Coutinho found a new level of consistency that was not obvious before, and he progressed to become a world-clbad talent.

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The 26-year-old has developed a reputation as a distance scorer and has also put forward a versatility that was useful, since he could play both as an attacker and as a midfielder. Overall, his performances under Klopp allowed Barcelona to move for the player, with an incredible sum of 142 million pounds sterling for his services.

Since then, however, he has struggled in Spain, the Erneste Valverde system not offering Coutinho proper role. In Anfield, the South American was one of the main players, the tactics of the team having been adjusted accordingly, but in Barcelona, ​​this title is firmly held by Lionel Messi.

As a result, Messi is granted freedom of creation rather than Coutinho, which allows him to play a role in the system that does not suit him.

Below, a graph of Coutinho's offensive production by 90 in Liverpool last season before his departure in January, compared to his production this season in Barcelona.

In the end, despite its recent lack of impact within the Catalan club, it can certainly be considered a successful transfer from Liverpool – even though it is touted as a failure in Spain.