Liverpool assistant boss Pep Lijnders says the January 2018 exit of Philippe Coutinho prompted the club to look inwards rather than outwards when it came to investing in their squad.
It is an approach that has emphatically worked for the Reds, who have now won the Champions League and Premier League in successive seasons.
The initial £142million fee raised from Coutinho's sale was largely put towards the signings of key duo Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker, with Jurgen Klopp's side improving markedly as a result.
But ever since Alisson, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri arrived prior to the 2018/19 season the Reds have spent just £8.5million in transfers, with Lijnders explaining how financial focus shifted towards keeping their
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