First spell
Transfers
In
| Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McMahon | Aston Villa | £350,000 | 12 September 1985 |
| Mike Hooper | Wrexham | £40,000 | 25 October 1985 |
| John Durnin | Waterloo Dock | Free | 29 March 1986 |
| Barry Venison | Sunderland | £200,000 | 31 July 1986 |
| Steve Staunton | Dundalk | £20,000 | 2 September 1986 |
| Alan Irvine | Falkirk | £75,000 | October 1986 |
| John Aldridge | Oxford | £750,000 | 27 January 1987 |
| Nigel Spackman | Chelsea | £400,000 | 24 February 1987 |
| John Barnes | Watford | £900,000 | 9 June 1987 |
| Peter Beardsley | Newcastle | £1,900,000 | 14 July 1987 |
| Mike Marsh | Kirkby Town | Free | 21 August 1987 |
| Ray Houghton | Oxford | £825,000 | 19 October 1987 |
| Nick Tanner | Bristol Rovers | £20,000 | 1 August 1988 |
| Ian Rush | Juventus | £2,800,000 | 18 August 1988 |
| David Burrows | West Brom | £550,000 | 20 October 1988 |
| Barry Jones | Prescot Cables | £500 | 19 January 1989 |
| Glenn Hysen | Fiorentina | £600,000 | 1 June 1989 |
| Steve Harkness | Carlisle | £75,000 | 17 July 1989 |
| Ronny Rosenthal | Standard Liege | £1,000,000 | 29 June 1990 |
| Tony Cousins | Dundalk | £70,000 | October 1990 |
| Don Hutchison | Hartlepool | £175,000 | 27 November 1990 |
| Jimmy Carter | Millwall | £800,000 | 10 January 1991 |
| Jamie Redknapp | Bournemouth | £350,000 | 15 January 1991 |
| David Speedie | Coventry | £675,000 | 30 January 1991 |
Second spell
Transfers
During Kenny Dalglish's second term as Liverpool manager, which began in January 2011, he has so far overseen the recruitment of nine players and the departure of 14. Those nine incoming transfers have cost approximately £115,300,000 and the departures have brought in approximately £74,500,000 in transfer fees. This equates to a net spend of approximately £40,800,000, or roughly £4,500,000 per player bought.
In
| Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Suarez | Ajax | £22,800,000 | 31 January 2011 |
| Andy Carroll | Newcastle | £35,000,000 | 31 January 2011 |
| Jordan Henderson | Sunderland | £16,000,000 | 9 June 2011 |
| Charlie Adam | Blackpool | £7,500,000 | 7 July 2011 |
| Alexander Doni | Roma | Free | 15 July 2011 |
| Stewart Downing | Aston Villa | £20,000,000 | 15 July 2011 |
| Jose Enrique | Newcastle | £6,000,000 | 12 August 2011 |
| Sebastian Coates | Nacional | £8,000,000 | 30 August 2011 |
| Craig Bellamy | Man City | Free | 31 August 2011 |
Out
| Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Babel | Hoffenheim | £5,800,00 | 25 January 2011 |
| Fernando Torres | Chelsea | £50,000,000 | 31 January 2011 |
| Paul Konchesky | Leicester | £1,500,000 | 13 July 2011 |
| Gerardo Bruna | Blackpool | Undisclosed | 18 July 2011 |
| Thomas Ince | Blackpool | Undisclosed | 3 August 2011 |
| Milan Jovanovic | Anderlecht | Free | 5 August 2011 |
| Daniel Ayala | Norwich | £800,000 | 16 August 2011 |
| Nabil El Zhar | Levante | Free | 18 August 2011 |
| Sotirios Kyrgiakos | Wolfsburg | Free | 22 August 2011 |
| Emiliano Insua | Sporting Lisbon | Undisclosed | 27 August 2011 |
| Christian Poulsen | Evian Thonon Gaillard | Undisclosed | 31 August 2011 |
| Raul Meireles | Chelsea | £12,000,000 | 31 August 2011 |
| David N'Gog | Bolton Wanderers | £4,000,000 | 31 August 2011 |
| Philipp Degen | Free Agent | Free | 31 August 2011 |