Ranking Liverpool's signings from Southampton in the Premier League era

#3 Adam Lallana

Despite his injury issues, Adam Lallana has done well at Liverpool

Creative midfielder Adam Lallana moved to Liverpool from the south coast in the summer of 2014, the same transfer window that saw his teammates Dejan Lovren and Rickie Lambert make the move. During his time at Southampton – who he’d played for since he was 12 years old – he’d established himself as one of the most creative midfielders around, and was named in the 2014 PFA Team of the Year.

He moved to Anfield for £25 million right before playing for England in the 2014 World Cup, and despite Liverpool’s generally disappointing 2014-15 season, Lallana was able to score 5 goals and make 3 assists in a decent showing for him. 2015-16 and 2016-17 saw him establish himself as one of Liverpool’s key men, scoring 15 goals and making 14 assists, and he appeared to be going from strength to strength under Jurgen Klopp before disaster struck.

The England international suffered a serious hamstring injury in the summer of 2017 that sidelined him for the best part of 4 months. Upon his return, Liverpool’s midfield appeared to have moved on without him, becoming a more physical unit with the Reds’ goals and creativity now coming largely from their front trio.

Lallana remains at Anfield and has made a couple of impactful appearances as a substitute in recent months – rescuing a point in Liverpool’s October draw with Manchester United – which means he still ranks highly on this list, but in all likelihood the best part of his career with the Reds has probably been and gone.