Liverpool's January transfer spending through the years including Andy Carroll and Virgil van Dijk deals

01/01/2025 02:00 AM

The winter transfer window is an essential yet sometimes controversial part of the football calendar, so what is Liverpool's total January spending through the years?

Some managers loathe having a mid-season transfer window, yet other head coaches love a chance to dip into the market to get any much-needed reinforcements. Even Liverpool have found the January transfer window to be a blessing and a curse since the market's inception.

The Premier League has scheduled a defined winter transfer window in January each season since the 2002/03 term after caving to pressure from FIFA to hold a one-month market. FIFA wanted to have a set January transfer window to limit the movement of players mid-season.

English football was not keen on the idea of restricting when clubs could agree transfers. But the EFL and Premier League eventually begrudgingly accepted FIFA's demands, so clubs like Liverpool have had to focus their efforts on signing stars every summer and in January since.

So, with that in mind, Rousing The Kop has taken a look at Liverpool's spending across every January transfer window to date and who the Reds welcomed to Anfield in winter markets…

Liverpool's January 2024 transfer window incomings

Liverpool did not sign any first-team players during the January transfer window in 2024.

Liverpool's signings in January 2023 transfer window

Only one new senior player arrived at Anfield during the January 2023 transfer window after Liverpool did a deal with PSV Eindhoven in December 2022 to sign Cody Gakpo. The Reds targeted Gakpo after his strong displays for the Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Liverpool's January 2022 transfer window incomings

Tottenham Hotspur closing in on a deal to sign Luis Diaz from FC Porto in January 2022 fired Liverpool into action as the Reds hijacked Spurs' transfer and signed the Colombian forward. Diaz would be the only new player to move to Merseyside over the mid-season market, too.

Liverpool's signings in January 2021 transfer window

Liverpool endured a defensive injury crisis during the 2020/21 season, forcing the Reds into action during the January transfer window. The Anfield natives would welcome Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies to the club but neither player established themselves as a crucial presence.

Liverpool's January 2020 transfer window incomings

Liverpool won the 2019/20 Premier League title to lift the club's first top-flight honour since 1989/90 in the old Division One. The Reds won the title after the Covid-19 pandemic forced world football to hit pause in March 2020, two months after the Reds' quiet transfer market.

Liverpool's signings in January 2019 transfer window

Liverpool did not sign any first-team players during the January transfer window in 2019.

Liverpool's signings in January 2018 transfer window

The January 2018 transfer window saw Liverpool get one of the best mid-season signings in Premier League history after agreeing to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton in December 2017. He cost the Reds a world-record sum for a defender but would be worth every million.

Liverpool's January 2017 transfer window incomings

Liverpool did not sign any first-team players during the January transfer window in 2017.

Liverpool's signings in January 2016 transfer window

The January 2016 transfer window marked the first market that Jurgen Klopp oversaw as the manager of Liverpool, and the German made his first signing in Marko Grujic. He also signed Steven Caulker on loan, and even resulted to playing the centre-half as a makeshift attacker.

Liverpool's January 2015 transfer window incomings

Liverpool did not sign any first-team players during the January transfer window in 2015.

Liverpool's signings in January 2014 transfer window

Liverpool did not sign any first-team players during the January transfer window in 2014.

Liverpool's January 2013 transfer window incomings

The January transfer window in 2013 proved to be a transformative market for Liverpool as Brendan Rodgers signed Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho. Adding the England striker and Brazil playmaker to the Reds' ranks helped the Anfield natives become title contenders.

Liverpool's signings in January 2012 transfer window

During what proved to be the final transfer window that Kenny Dalglish oversaw in charge of Liverpool, the Reds raided Wrexham AFC – who were a National League side at the time – to seal the transfer of the Red Dragons' academy product Danny Ward to get a new goalkeeper.

Liverpool's January 2011 transfer window incomings

Liverpool selling Fernando Torres to Chelsea for £50m in January 2011 would see Dalglish dip more than a toe in the mid-season market to reinforce the Reds' attack as Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez joined. Yet whilst the latter cost less, Suarez would make the bigger splash.

Liverpool's signings in January 2010 transfer window

Despite it being the mid-season market, Liverpool landed a Bosman transfer in January 2010 as Atletico Madrid freed Maxi Rodriguez to move to Merseyside. Then-manager Rafa Benitez hoped the presence of Torres and Javier Mascherano would help Rodriquez settle at Anfield.

Liverpool's January 2009 transfer window incomings

Liverpool did not sign any first-team players during the January transfer window in 2009.

Liverpool's signings in January 2008 transfer window

His transfer fee might not sit amongst the world records of the modern era yet Martin Skrtel proved to be a crucial signing that Liverpool sealed in the January 2008 market. The Slovak established himself as a cult hero at Anfield with his gritty work ethic and conduct for them.

Liverpool's January 2007 transfer window incomings

Despite Liverpool being very active during the January 2007 transfer window, just two of the deals the Reds agreed to were permanent. Instead, boss Benitez welcomed three players to Anfield on loan, but the Reds would later sign Mascherano and Emiliano Insua permanently.

Liverpool's signings in January 2006 transfer window

The January 2006 transfer window saw one of the favourite sons of Liverpool's academy go back to Anfield as Robbie Fowler exited Manchester City for free. The Reds even welcomed a future cult hero and captain to the club in that window as Liverpool secured Daniel Agger.

Liverpool's January 2005 transfer window incomings

Liverpool spent a fair amount in the January 2005 transfer market but just one of their three signings ever played more than 15 times for the club. Yet after playing 61 times after leaving Real Madrid for £6.5m, Fernando Morientes would then join Valencia in May 2006 for £3m.

Liverpool's signings in January 2004 transfer window

Just one fresh face walked through the doors at Anfield in the January 2004 transfer window after Liverpool signed goalkeeper Paul Jones on loan from Southampton. But the Welshman would only stay at the Reds for 19 days and Jones further only featured twice with Liverpool.

Liverpool's January 2003 transfer window incomings

Liverpool did not take advantage of the maiden winter transfer window in a Premier League season to sign any new first-team players during January 2003 under coach Gerard Houllier.