3) Liverpool will struggle to attract big names…
Missing out on the signing of Depay will further illustrate just how difficult it will be for the Reds to attract players of his calibre to the club and if as expected they fail to qualify for Champions League football it is highly unlikely that Kop fans will see any big name arrivals.
It will also mark the second successive summer that the club has been beaten to a transfer target by one of their rivals after losing out to Arsenal for the signing of Alexis Sanchez last year.