Liverpool is Premier League champion in an unprecedented way and ends a 30-year drought without winning the England championship. The team mathematically clinched the title with seven games to go before the season ended, after Manchester City lost 2-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
ESPN It lists who are the 24 players who participated in the title campaign, when they arrived and how much they cost.
In total, the Reds spent 565 million 880 thousand euros to have the players who are on the current roster and who have played at least one minute of the 31 games that the Anfield team has played.
The amount is due to the hiring of 17 footballers – in addition, there is no amount disbursed by young Harvey Eliott. The team did not have to pay for six players, three of whom came free of charge and three others were promoted by the club, highlighting Trent-Alexander Arnold.
All figures shown are from the site Transfermarkt:
Alisson
Cost: 62.5 million euros
The Brazilian arrived in mid-2018 considered as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and would be awarded by FIFA in 2019, after being a key figure in the team that won the Champions League. In the current campaign, he lost eight games due to injury – his absence weighed heavily on the elimination of the Champions League – but he is still a brilliant goalkeeper, confirming it as a great investment.
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Cost: Ascended from the Basic Forces
Since he was six years old he is at the club, the right-back, now 21, became the starter in the final stretch of the 2017-18 season. His growth last season was impressive, to the point of becoming one of the best in the world in his position, a condition that he maintained this season with another great campaign. He is the second player in the Premier League with the most passes on goal with 12, four fewer than Kevin de Bruyne.
Virgil van Dijk
Cost: 84.65 million euros
Hired in early January 2018, the Dutchman was questioned for his high price. Absolute starter, the defender was not only one of the pillars of the team, he was also chosen the second best player in the world in 2019. Van Dijk is one of the players who played every minute of the current edition of the Premier League.
Joe Gomez
Cost: 4.9 million euros
Hired in mid-2018, the 23-year-old defender started as a starter on the right wing in his first season, in his second season he suffered an injury, causing him to lose half the schedule. In the current campaign he started on the substitute bench, but returned to the starting position due to the injuries of Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren.
Andrew Robertson
Cost: 9 million euros
The left back was purchased in 2017, after spending three years at Hull City. The 26-year-old Scottish earned the position during his first season, dominated it in 2018-19, maintained his level in the current season and is one of the best in the world today.
Jordan Henderson
Cost: 18 million euros
Hired in 2011, he is the player with the current squad with the longest time in the squad. Henderson has played different roles in midfield, before settling for a backward position. He was always a starter, except in his second season. He has been the captain since the departure of Steven Gerrard, one of the best in the world in his position and the team’s great balance point.
Georginio Wijnaldum
Cost: 27.5 million euros
The Dutchman was part of the first wave of reinforcements within the Jürgen Klopp era and has always been an important player, constantly playing since he was hired at Newcastle. Its market value was 20 million euros and today it has doubled to 40 million after 178 games with the Reds.
Fabinho
Cost: 45 million euros
Fabinho arrived in mid-2018 from Monaco for 45 million euros. The midfielder started on the bench and needed an adjustment period before joining the starting line-up and settling down, which happened in the same season. In the current campaign, he is an important part of the Klopp team, as he missed eight games due to injury. Today it is valued at 52 million euros.
Mohamed Salah
Cost: 42 million euros
The striker might seem like a big investment to many when Liverpool signed him after a great season in Rome. However, the Egyptian proved to be one of the best signings in the club’s history. Protagonist since his arrival, he was the third best player in the world in 2018, the same year that he was chosen the best footballer in the Premier League. The individual success gave space to the group in the following two seasons, with the conquests of the Champions League and Premier League.
Roberto Firmino
Cost: 41 million euros
Five years, 77 goals and 51 assists in 236 games. Since coming from Hoffenheim, Firmino has always played a role in the Reds, especially after forming a trident with Mané and Salah. Often seen as support, he has the virtue of improving his team’s game. Humble and collective, the Brazilian also earned the affection of the fans for his charisma.
Sadio Mané
Cost: 41.2 million euros
Like its companions Firmino and Salah, its price might suggest that it is too high an investment for the return it could generate. And whoever thought it was wrong. Since 2016 in Liverpool, after a good period in Southampton, he has always been a starter and standout, especially last season, as he was one of the best scorers alongside Salah and Aubameyang in the latest edition of the Premier League.
Adrián
Cost: Zero
It was the great change in a practically unchanged team for this season, since he came to occupy the position of substitute goalkeeper left by Simon Mignolet. He was the villain in Atlético Madrid’s elimination in the Champions League, the former West Ham player had his contribution to the Premier League by replacing Alisson, who was injured on his debut and missed seven games. In total, the Spaniard was on the field in 11 Premier League games.
Dejan Lovren
Cost: 25.3 million euros
The defender arrived in 2014 after a long period in Southampton. In the previous campaign, the beginning was lost due to an injury.
Joel Matip
Cost: zero
Jürgen Klopp had known him since his days in Germany, when the defender played for Schalke 04. He arrived free and with a market value of 18 million euros, which today has almost doubled to 32 million. Starting in the first two seasons, he lost his place, but he recovered it during 2018-19, he suffered an injury that made him lose his place against Joe Gómez.
James Milner
Cost: zero
After five seasons at Manchester City, James Milner arrived in Liverpool at age 29 as a significant and versatile midfielder. He is one of the leaders and one of the most versatile players in the cast of Klopp. He has more than 200 games with the Reds and, with 535 Premier League commitments, is the fifth player with the most games in the competition.
Naby Keïta
Cost: 60 million euros
It’s one of the cases in which the investment has not yet been fully justified, although it is a good piece in the Reds team. The midfielder came as one of the best players in RB Leipzig, started 16 games in the last edition of the Premier League, while in the current season he was in the lineup in just 11 games.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Cost: 38 million euros
With outstanding performances at Southampton and Arsenal, Oxlade-Chamberlain did not become a star, but a useful player in a squad of champions and still with great ability, but suffered an injury that left him without a chance to go to the Cup of the World and practically without playing the 2018-19 campaign, his second season in the Reds, were two games and only 19 minutes. In the current campaign, he played on 23 of the 31 Premier League dates, starting in 13 games.
Curtis Jones
Cost: zero
After making his FA Cup debut last season, the 19-year-old midfielder played eight more times in the 2019-20 campaign, adding 19 minutes on the field in two different Premier League games. He stayed on the bench in defeat over Crystal Palace.
Adam Lallana
Cost: 31 million euros
Like Lovren, the attacking midfielder was signed after a stellar season in Southampton in 2014. He started most of the Premier League games in the first three seasons, suffered injuries and lost space, and has therefore been used as a replacement player ever since. His contract expires at the end of the season.
xherdan Shaqiri
Cost: 14.7 million euros
With a significant move to Bayern Munich during the period when Klopp coached Borussia Dortmund, the 28-year-old attacking midfielder was the highlight of Stoke City, and was subsequently hired by the Reds. After being a major change, the Swiss has only played six times in the current Premier League campaign (twice as a starter). His only goal came in a 5-2 victory against Everton.
Takumi Minamino
Cost: 8.5 million euros
It was the only signing in the Reds’ winter window this season, the 25-year-old Japanese forward, who came from Red Bull Salzburg, has played in nine games, five in the Premier League. He was a starter in the match against Everton, the first match since the English championship was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Divock Origi
Cost: 12.63 million euros
Hired in mid-2014, the forward remained on loan in Lille until 2015, then was loaned to Wolfsburg, before returning in mid-2018. Almost always as a substitute, the 25-year-old forward began to have more minutes this season, but was never a danger to men who make up Anfield’s offensive trident.
Neco Williams
Cost: zero
From the club’s youth squad, the 19-year-old right-back debuted on the main team this season, adding six games. His debut in the Premier League occurred on Wednesday in the victory over Crystal Palace, when he entered the second half.
Harvey Elliott
Cost: Undisclosed value
Last season, the striker became the youngest to play in the Premier League when he made his debut for Fulham at 16 years and 30 days. Hired in the current campaign, the now 17-year-old has eight games with Liverpool.
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