Former Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes strongly recommended the club sign Antoine Semenyo.
At the time, the striker had a release clause of £60 million and was plying his trade at Bournemouth.
According to reports from The Athletic, the Reds' hierarchy ignored this advice. Consequently, the forward ended up moving to Manchester City.
Semenyo has made an immediate impact in his new surroundings, netting 11 goals in 32 appearances, including the decisive strike against Chelsea in the FA Cup final.
Meanwhile, Liverpool were forced to fork out almost double the amount for Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain last summer.
The Frenchman is yet to prove his worth and comes with questions over his consistency, having not been a regular starter at PSG and not having played in England before.
The Ghanian was viewed as the ideal long-term successor to Mohamed Salah, and letting this transfer slip has turned into a significant error for the Merseysiders.
