Eyebrows were raised when Liverpool made the first big move ahead of the imminent January transfer window.
Cody Gakpo had been strongly linked with a move to their old rivals down the East Lancs Road, but instead of Manchester United, the 23-year-old Dutchman will be playing his football at Anfield after sealing a move to Merseyside worth a reported initial £37million (€42m).
One of the other reasons it came as a surprise was all the talk around Liverpool s transfer activity being based on the midfield, an area where Jurgen Klopp has struggled for consistency both in terms of performances and availability.
However, with attacking pair Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz both out of action for the next two or three months at least, Klopp has focused on adding to his forwa…