5 of the most expensive players in the history of the January transfer window

#1 Philippe Coutinho - Liverpool to Barcelona (£142 million)

Coutinho finally got his dream move to FC Barcelona

The Coutinho saga was almost similar to Van Dijk - Barcelona spent the entire summer of 2017 in trying to sign him, Coutinho even-handed in a transfer request, but Liverpool was unrelenting.

The Brazilian magician was signed by the Reds from Inter Milan for a paltry sum of £8.5 million in January 2013.

His time at Merseyside was characterized by his brilliant dribbling skills and his precise strikes from outside the box. In a total of 201 matches for the club, he scored 54 goals and provided 46 assists. The entire Liverpool fraternity tried their best to persuade him to stay at Anfield.

However, he had his heart set on moving to the Camp Nou and when Barcelona came calling with a bid of £142m, Liverpool had no option other than to let him go.