A section of the Liverpool fan base were fuming when Chelsea secured long-term target Timo Werner for £47.5million.
They moaned that the Premier League champions were resting on their laurels, failing to push on and strengthen, to consolidate their place at the top.
For whatever reason, the trail on Werner went cold and the Blues gleefully snapped up the RB Leipzig forward. Then came the twist. Seemingly out of nowhere, Liverpool splashed out £45m on Diogo Jota from Wolves.
Some supporters were appeased by the owners spending a significant amount, just hours after bringing in Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich.