The pressure is building for the Liverpool boss…
Recent weeks have seen growing discontent amongst Liverpool fans with their Northern Irish manager Brendan Rodgers. The 41-year-old’s transfer record has been a major part of the fans’ annoyance.
Here are all 25 of his signings for the Merseyside club, ranked from best to worst.
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25) Daniel Sturridge, £12.5 million
One of two great signings, his goalscoring record of 36 in 52 appearances is brilliant.
24) Philippe Coutinho, £8.5 million
A steal at the price, the Brazilian has been great since arriving from Inter Milan.
23) Divock Origi, £10 million
It says a lot that Rodgers’ third best tranfer hasn’t even arrived at the club yet. There are rumours he could come back early from his loan deal in January.
22) Javier Manquillo, loan
The Atletico Madrid man has had little chance to prove himself since arriving for a two year loan at Anfield.
21) Joao Carlos Teixeira, £800k
Another who hasn’t had a chance to prove himself yet, Teixeira could well become a good player in the future.
20) Samed Yesil, £1 million
After injuring his cruciate ligament, the Turkish-German hasn’t been seen near the first team and doesn’t look like getting there anytime soon.
19) Kolo Toure, £0
Only this high on the list due to lacking a transfer fee, the Ivorian has been a disappointment since signing.
18) Alberto Moreno, £12 million
The Spaniard has been the best of a bad bunch of summer moves. Looks good going forward but has made two huge errors at the back.
17) Simon Mignolet, £9 million
The former Sunderland man made a good start at the club, but has been on a downward slope ever since last Christmas.
16) Rickie Lambert, £4 million
Only ever signed as a backup, the lifelong Liverpool fan has still been poor so far. He is yet to score for the Reds.
15) Nuri Sahin, loan
Arriving from Real Madrid, the Turkish international never managed to get a regular game in the first team.
14) Oussama Assaidi, £2.4 million
Assaidi has never been a hit at Anfield, but at least his form on loan at Stoke means the Merseyside club might get a good price when they sell.
13) Joe Allen, £15 million
The Welshman has commanded a regular spot in the side, but has never lived up to his large price tag.
12) Aly Cissokho, loan
The left back was terrible at Liverpool, continuing Rodgers’ record of playing the loan market poorly.
11) Victor Moses, loan
Signed from Chelsea the 23-year-old only made 19 appearances at Liverpool, mostly from the bench. He also only scored one goal during his time there.
10) Lazar Markovic, £20 million
Not currently looking like a £20 million player, but still has time to turn it around.
9) Emre Can, £10 million
Another who has yet to find his feet but still has time to prove himself in the Premier League.
8) Tiago Ilori, £7 million
Still young at 21-years-old, but has now been at the club for over a year and is yet to make an appearance.
7) Adam Lallana, £25 million
The price was huge, and the England international has done little to live up to it yet.
6) Luis Alberto, £6.8 million
Since signing from Sevilla last season the 22-year-old hasn’t scored for the Reds, and is now out on loan at Malaga.
5) Fabio Borini, £10.5 million
Impressed on loan at Sunderland last year, but has been unable to transfer that to when he plays on Merseyside.
4) Iago Aspas, £7.2 million
Has looked completely out of his depth at Liverpool and has now been farmed out on loan to Sevilla, where he has started scoring goals.
3) Mario Balotelli, £16 million
The Italian has been a flop ever since signing on at Anfield. Now being linked to a quick exit in January.
2) Mamadou Sakho, £18 million
Signed to help sort out the team’s defensive problems, he has only added to them.
1) Dejan Lovren, £20 million
The Croatian has been a shadow of the player he was at Southampton, and a waste of £20 million.