Peter Lawwell 's 'buy them low and sell them high' transfer strategy has been among the most successful in Europe. With over £100m banked in the last five years the Hoops have pursued a plan to sign payers with the future in mind and develop them into stars in the Glasgow hothouse.Virgil van Dijk is the obvious success story given he's generally recognised as the best defender in the world and is set to sign a new deal that will make him the highest paid player in the history of Liverpool.
And while his £12m transfer to Southampton made the club a huge profit, Celtic also raked in another massive sum later from a transfer sell-on clause.
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