Today will be remembered as a very busy day on Merseyside. James Milner, Danny Ings and Adam Bogdan all sealed their moves to Anfield while Nathaniel Clyne also arrived in a £12.5m move from Southampton.
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Of course, July 1st is a traditionally a very busy day for Premier League football clubs – with the official opening of the transfer window often sparking a frenzy of activity. More often than not, the Reds have been in the thick of the action.
In the list below we rank the 14 players we’ve signed on this day since the turn of the century – taking into account each player’s subsequent performances for Liverpool and the general level of excitement that greeted their arrival.
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14) Pegguy Arphexad (2000)
Spent three years at Liverpool as back-up to Sander Westerveld and Jerzy Dudek. He only managed two Premier League appearances before eventually moving to Coventry City. He would retire at Marseille in 2005.
13) Sebastian Leto (2007)
The Argentine youngster moved to Anfield off the back of an impressive spell with Lanus. Unfortunately, he never made a Premier League appearances for the Reds and was shipped out two years later to Panathinaikos.
12) Anthony Le Tallec (2003)
There was much expected from the young Frenchman when he signed. Unfortunately, he was unable to rediscover his best form during a series of loan spells and was subsequently restricted to just 17 league games for the Reds.
11) Adam Bogdan (2015)
The former Bolton goalkeeper joined the Reds on Wednesday after eight years with the Trotters. He impressed at Premier League level, despite Wanderers’ relegation, and has since done well in the Championship as well.
10) Florent Sinama-Pongolle (2003)
The youngster became known as something of a super-sub during his time an Anfield. He scored our opening goal against Olympiacos in 2004 as we came from behind to seal progress to the Champions League knockout rounds.
9) Djibril Cisse (2004)
The Frenchman scored during the penalty shoot-out as we won the Champions League in 2005 and netted in the match itself during the FA Cup final of 2006. However, he never truly recovered from breaking his leg in 2004.
8) Danny Ings (2015)
After scoring 11 goals last season, despite his Burnley side’s relegation to the Championship, the striker attracted the attention of a number of top flight clubs. It was Liverpool who won the race, sealing the deal last month.
7) Craig Bellamy (2006)
Bellamy arrived for his first of two spells at Anfield in 2006. He netted nine goals this season, including one against Barcelona which followed his famous ‘golf club’ bust-up with teammate John Arne Riise.
6) Adam Lallana (2014)
The former Saints star sealed a move to Anfield last summer, shortly after England’s elimination from the World Cup. He’d go on to have a decent first year on Merseyside, which he’ll no doubt hope to improve on this year.
5) Markus Babbel (2000)
He was an important part of our treble winning side in 2001, helping us lift the UEFA Cup, the FA Cup and the League Cup in the same season. Illness got the better of him soon after and his career came to a premature end.
4) Steve Finnan (2003)
The successor to the German in our team was an equally valuable player. He was in the startling line-up for our Champions League success in 2005, only to be forced off at half-time after picking up an unfortunate injury.
3) Nathaniel Clyne (2015)
The full-back arrives at Anfield after three very positive years with Southampton. The 24-year-old is now a fully-established England international and this is surely the perfect time for him to make such a move.
2) Gary McAllister (2000)
The signing of the veteran midfielder raised plenty of eyebrows at Merseyside, but it proved to be a masterstroke from Gerard Houllier. He scored crucial goals for us during his brief time at the club and won five major titles.
1) James Milner (2015)
Something of a veteran midfielder, having spent over a decade in the Premier League, but still more than capable of making a real difference at the top level. Manchester City’s loss should prove to be very much our gain.
