Two reasons why Liverpool decided NOT to make a signing in January transfer window

Liverpool had two key reasons for opting against making a single signing in the January transfer window. It was a largely quiet month for the Reds, following a summer window in which Federico Chiesa was the sole senior arrival. The lack of activity has prompted concern about the side's ability to fight on four fronts over the second half of the season. Arne Slot's men sit top of the Premier League, have reached the last 16 of the Champions League, progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup and have a Carabao Cup semi-final second leg clash against Tottenham coming up on Thursday.

The Reds are now hoping that Slot's side can avoid a major injury crisis hitting their squad as they look to win at least one piece of silverware this term. But club chiefs are adamant about sticking to their plan. According to The Athletic, Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes set out two scenarios that would prompt him to push for signings in the winter window. The first was if injuries 'cut deep' into Slot's squad.

The second was if a 'market opportunity' materialised that made sense for the long-term. Neither of those scenarios happened though, with Hughes holding back from acting as a result. Liverpool maintained throughout the window that they would be 'highly unlikely' to strengthen the squad. Slot has made it clear he is happy with his options and there is an internal view that the Dutchman is 'sufficiently equipped' for the rest of the campaign.

Senior club figures point to the strength of the bench at Bournemouth, which contained Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas and Caoimhin Kelleher. HAVE YOUR SAY! Should Liverpool have made signings in January? Comment below. Chiefs also point to Slot's rotation policy as a cause for optimism that Liverpool will last the distance. And Slot has made it clear he feels fully quipped to push the Reds on to win silverware.

"You can say I rested a lot of players [in midweek], you can also say you played the ones who needed playing time. And I was really pleased how they performed at PSV Eindhoven, who, had quite a strong team and we were more than competitive," he said before beating Bournemouth. "Even in the second half when there were so many youngsters on the pitch. And the ones that stayed behind, they didn’t rest in the sense that they had three or four days off – they did train but they didn’t play a game.

"It hopefully will help us during the upcoming three or four months because the Premier League and the Champions League is a long season for them, with 10 months in a row non-stop playing games without any weeks off in between. So, hopefully that will help them stay fresh for the upcoming months.". Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.