Liverpool transfers: Every signing and sale for 2021-22

Robin Bairner

• Updated: 23 May 2023 08:54 CDT
• 3 min read

Liverpool had a relatively quiet summer in the transfer market, focusing not so much on signings but in terms of building towards the future.

Contract extensions were what Jurgen Klopp’s side concentrated on, and they dealt with these impressively. Many of the club’s leading figures are now committed in the long term, with the only genuine uncertainty over Mohamed Salah.

Nevertheless, the squad was tweaked over the summer months by the Reds, while Liverpool also made one huge transfer in January.

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What players have Liverpool signed in 2021-22?

Ibrahima Konate: £36m – from RB Leipzig

Luis Diaz: £45m – from Porto

Liverpool are typically opportunists in the transfer market, but while the summer of 2021 opened up the possibility of key players leaving big clubs, these were typically falling stars who were commanding a bigger wage than their current performances justified. As such, the Reds held their nerve and did not make needless moves.

Instead, they satisfied themselves with just one arrival, centre-back Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig. With Virgil van Dijk back to his best and Joel Matip in top form too, he has had to be patient to get regular first-team opportunities.

In the January window, Liverpool made a big coup with the signing of Luis Diaz, beating Tottenham to the Porto attacker's signature. The Colombian is regarded as one of Europe's most exciting wingers and could be the long-term successor to Sadio Mane or Salah.

What players have Liverpool sold in 2021-22?

Harry Wilson: £12.6m – to Fulham

Taiwo Awoniyi: £6m – to Union Berlin

Xherdan Shaqiri: £5.4m – to Lyon

Georginio Wijnaldum: Free to PSG

Morgan Boyes: Free to Livingston

Tony Gallacher: Free to St Johnstone

Liverpool did not allow any key players to leave by their own volition, although they did see Gini Wijnaldum depart for PSG when he chose to leave the club at the end of his deal.

The biggest fee receives was for Harry Wilson's move to Fulham.

Squad players have otherwise been offloaded, with Xherdan Shaqiri easily the most experienced and well known of those allowed to depart.

What players have Liverpool loaned in 2021-22?

Ben Davies: Loan to Sheffield United

Ben Woodburn: Loan to Hearts

Rhys Williams: Loan to Swansea

Sheyi Ojo: Loan to Millwall

Nat Phillips: Loan to Bournemouth

Neco Williams: Loan to Fulham

Unlike some other Premier League giants, Liverpool’s loan army is relatively restrained for now. Few young players have been allowed to depart, with Ben Davies, who was signed in January 2021 as emergency cover, leaving the club after falling down the pecking order.

Ben Woodburn’s move to Hearts in the Scottish Premiership was the most surprising of the summer deals, while Nat Phillips and Neco Williams were loaned out on January deadline day.