James Rodríguez, Thiago Alcântara, Thomas Partey and Kai Havertz are the standout signings of the summer
By Josh Wright for WhoScored
It looked as if
Liverpool were prepared to go all summer without a significant signing as a result of the
Coronavirus pandemic, but then Thiago Alcântara arrived from Bayern Munich in a cut-price £20m deal. Jürgen Klopp’s side have not just strengthened their midfield. They have signed perhaps the best player in the world in his position. A major part of Liverpool’s recent success has been their ability to pick up players on the verge of becoming world beaters. In Thiago, they have a player who is already a superstar. He showed his class on his debut against Chelsea, when he came on as a second-half substitute and completed 75 passes – more than any
Chelsea player made in the entire game and the most passes any player has completed while playing a maximum of 45 minutes in a
Premier League game since Opta started recording their statistics 17 years ago.