Liverpool have undergone a squad overhaul in the summer of 2023 in a bid to get back into the fight for the Premier League title.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have taken on a much more youthful look, especially in midfield, where Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister have made an immediate impact.
Let’s take a look at the 10 players who left Anfield in the summer to see how they’ve fared since then…
Naby Keita
Keita was constantly injured on Merseyside after joining Liverpool from RB Leipzig in 2018. He hardly made any impact in 5 years with The Kop despite making the club spend up to 52,000 euros. 75 million pounds.
After being liquidated in the summer, Keita returned to the Bundesliga and joined Werder Bremen on a free transfer. But the 28-year-old has suffered another injury problem in pre-season and has only made two substitute appearances for his new club.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Oxlade-Chamberlain left England in the summer of 2023 to play in Turkey for Besiktas and is a star in Super Lig.
James Milner
Milner left Liverpool after eight glorious years at the club. He joined Brighton when his contract at Liverpool expired and quickly integrated into Roberto De Zerbi’s squad. The 37-year-old played in The Seagulls’ first five matches in the 2023/24 Premier League but missed the last two matches due to injury.
Roberto Firmino
After experiencing a disappointing 2022-23 season, Firmino rejected Liverpool’s offer to sign a new contract and had an emotional farewell to Anfield. He then completed a free transfer to Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli, to become a teammate of Edouard Mendy, Roger Ibanez, Merih Demiral, Gabri Veiga, Riyad Mahrez and Allan Saint-Maximin.
Firmino was given the captain’s armband and had a dream debut, scoring a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Al-Hazem. But since then, Firmino has gone seven matches without scoring a goal.
Fabinho
Once considered the best defensive midfielder in the world, Fabinho is only a shadow of himself in the difficult 2022/23 season. Liverpool decided to sell him to reigning Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad in a deal worth £42 million.
The 29-year-old has established himself as a key player in Nuno Espirito Santo’s squad, playing the full 90 minutes in nine of their opening 10 matches this season.
Jordan Henderson
Henderson also left Merseyside to move to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Ettifaq, a team coached by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard.
The midfielder is paid a salary of up to £700,000 per week, is the team captain and has had 5 assists in his first 9 appearances in all competitions.